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genre

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


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"That will be harder for AI to duplicate. That might save the genre."

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

One of the core characteristics of the simulation genre is its soothingly repetitive jobs.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Still, like any genre, political books have their tropes.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The genre hadn’t seen multiple bestsellers in the same year since 2019 — and those were from veteran acts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Peugeot belongs to a particular genre of legal fictions called ‘limited liability companies’.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari