generally speaking

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But forward returns, generally speaking, have been more mixed: Three months later, the index has been positive less than 50% of the time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“Good lexicographers,” she writes, “are, generally speaking, not people people.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

For that matter, studies in psychology suggest that, generally speaking, people are not great at assessing personal risk.

From Slate • May 2, 2025

"I'm just saying that generally speaking, the electorate doesn't particularly care about it."

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2025

Chemistry was, generally speaking, a science for businesspeople, for those who worked with coal and potash and dyes, and not gentlemen, who tended to be drawn to geology, natural history, and physics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson