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generalize

[jen-er-uh-lahyz] / ˈdʒɛn ər əˌlaɪz /


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Bostwick finds it hard to generalize about them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

He recently asked a model to help generalize one of his arguments, only for the model to spot an error in that argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

It’s tempting to generalize from this study’s findings to conclude that any retirement investment that reduces financial anxiety and stress should have the same effect on longevity as a lifetime annuity.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Courts need not generalize from sports to other educational contexts.

From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026

Third, experimentation involves both a study of the external world and a capacity to generalize.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

"MouseMapper is built on a foundation model, which means it generalizes far beyond the data it was originally trained on," says Ying Chen, co-first author of the study.

From Science Daily ● May 23, 2026

If Hu and his colleagues can show this behavior generalizes to other materials, he says, physicists may have to revise established models for environments such as outer space or planetary interiors, including Earth's.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 28, 2023

That's something we know that generalizes across all these different categories of secrets.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022

I take issue with the framing of this article that generalizes crime by guards as the problem plaguing prisons.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 3, 2021

As a moral declaration the old truism seems perfectly true, and yet because it abstracts, because it generalizes, I can’t believe it with my stomach.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

“I think people could use help that is generalized, that sort of goes outside something that’s so specific and prescriptive.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

The good news is, per Gifford, that there are less generalized models out there that are tailored to much more exacting needs.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026

The team also used generalized estimating equation models to examine how cardiovascular factors were related to changes in cognition.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

“AI will achieve Stockfish-level coding and generalized computer use,” Musk said about the Cursor deal, referencing a popular chess engine that can beat the best human players.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

In 1605 this new idea of discovery was generalized by Francis Bacon in Of the Proficiency and Advancement of Learning.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

If this were a one-off event, we would want to avoid generalizing.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

The two agencies routinely assert that they explain the methods used, but their generalizing descriptions—some of the language of which they’ve repeated for over a decade—don’t come close to routine standards for economic scholarship.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

"Our robots were faster and more agile -- capable of effectively generalizing what they learned and applying it to new situations," Berrueta said.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

I might be generalizing and telling the story a little simply right now, but that's why there's so much cheese.

From Salon ● Mar. 20, 2024

Reasoning by induction—the process of generalizing from the available evidence—is the only real way of making progress in the world of things.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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