generalized

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“I think the reason people keep remarking on that line is that there’s a fear about Netflix and a generalized fear about criticizing the online platforms,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

It is worth repeating that the past behavior of markets does not show what markets will do in the future, let alone what markets “do” in some kind of generalized eternal present.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

For users who don’t plug in their personal data, the tool can provide more generalized answers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Most believe, though, that their own personal finances will get better or remain the same, so this is a generalized feeling about the economy-at-large.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

“Your father means that you used a very generalized word, so meaningless that it’s become almost obsolete,” his mother explained carefully.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry