generally

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Under international aviation rules, final reports are generally expected within a year.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Each family picks a co-director to lead the enterprise, an arrangement that has generally maintained harmony between the clans for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Although cancer risk generally rises with age, rates unexpectedly decline among people over 80 to 85 years old.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

Finding the raw materials is generally not hard, but separating them from other materials they’re bonded to is, and it’s that process that China largely dominates.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

She explains that certain creatures are allowed to scare and harass unsuspecting people if they wander someplace generally acknowledged to be spooky—like graveyards, old abandoned mansions, dark caves, and under beds.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston