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genre

[zhahn-ruh, zhahn-ruh] / ˈʒɑn rə, ˈʒɑ̃ rə /


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They’ve surpassed $2 billion in sales for Starbucks, as they’ve launched an ever-sprawling genre of refresher varieties: water-based, lemonade-based, coconut milk–based, chili-dusted, frozen and blended.

From Slate Aug. 14, 2026

The genre or at least the loudest instrument shifts every couple hundred feet until we reach the fireworks.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

I don’t really feel like we fall into these genre scenes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The continuing “No Ordinary Love” campaign speaks to the Gen Z-led revival of the romance genre as well as the AI-era’s reading-as-a-status-symbol trope.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

I can’t remember a thing about the film that night—not its title, not even its genre.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

He added that Sony is looking for ways to integrate gaming and anime, genres he said have a natural affinity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Between Justice, Peaches and hip-hop group 2 Live Crew, the festival became a summit for English-language acts in the electronic and hip-hop genres.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Quaresma says making Therapy at the Club taught her "how fun it is to really blend genres and to delve more into making pop music to make really big songs".

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

He associates sandy, earthy music with African and Latin genres, like the samba he recorded in São Paulo for “The Garden.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

It should not surprise us at all that some of the richest fusions of genres took place in the arena of American music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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