genre
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Ali argued that successful films are defined less by genre than by the conviction behind them.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The genre is varied, the casts inevitably fine and justice almost always prevails.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Fun fact: Director Will Gluck, the man behind “Anyone But You” and “Easy A,” has a pretty strong track record in the genre.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
The former is a truly abysmal “spy film,” if you can degrade the genre by calling it that, while the latter is the best in the franchise, which isn’t saying much.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 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
Vocabulary lists containing genre
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 3
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