generalization

But to make some generalization that all career women are psychotic because Glenn Close happened to be psychotic at the end of that movie is just silly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

The VMI plaintiffs argued that even if a generalization that most women couldn’t make it through VMI was right, they were an exception that meant the blanket exclusion violated their rights.

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2026

To hazard a generalization, the archetypal American novel in the 20th century was a story of upward mobility, whereas the novel in Europe was one of decline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

But what Jones and Whewell showed was that, specifically related to agricultural land, Ricardo had crafted a huge generalization that didn't map onto the reality of the situation.

From Salon ● Feb. 1, 2025

Rhetoric deals with probabilities rather than certainties: with analogy and generalization.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

But a first breakthrough is usually followed by improvements and generalizations, so this might eventually lead to better data analysis tools in many branches of science.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

To illuminate his dark subject matter, Fiedler adopts a punchy, aggressive prose replete with antitheses, exclamation marks, capitalized terminology and bold generalizations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

Evocative anecdotes and sharp observations work better than vague praise or sweeping generalizations.

From MarketWatch ● May 19, 2026

The government’s explanations for the arrests, wrote Judge Jennifer Thurston in Fresno, “rely on unsupported assumptions, hunches and generalizations about the relationship between a person’s apparent status as a day laborer and their immigration status.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026

Such sweeping generalizations were routinely accepted, mainly because those attacked were not unified enough politically to counter the charges.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy