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

A case in point: Americans who filed tax returns last month might recall the irony of printing out a line of boilerplate about the good ol’ “Paperwork Reduction Act.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“In a market where the number of applicants per job is up, a boilerplate resume sent to 50 jobs isn’t going to cut it,” Puri said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2026

The two hulls are manufactured from boilerplate steel, whose relative density is 7.8 times that of water.

From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Walter, F. P.