boilerplate

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It was the Steyer I’ve heard on too many commercials: pugnacious, compassionate but spouting a whole bunch of boilerplate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Mitu Gulati explains how the pervasive use of boilerplate contracts is creating a legal crisis.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

“It sounds like boring contract boilerplate, but it is really about procurement leverage.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Software developers, for instance, routinely use AI tools to generate boilerplate code, test functions and debug routines—tasks that once consumed hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Used in the PG boilerplate in the lines that say: “Start of this PG ebook …” and “End of this PG ebook …”.

From The Project Gutenberg RST Manual by Marcello Perathoner