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genre

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


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Appeared in the June 10, 2026, print edition as 'Unbound by Genre'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Genre tropes allowed filmmaker Jayro Bustamante to discuss the genocide of Indigenous people in his native Guatemala via the political horror thriller “La Llorona.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024

Genre fiction traffics in extremes that make certain scenarios seem impossible.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

Country music has never been immune to the nation’s social and political forces, says Amanda Marie Martinez, author of the upcoming “Gone Country: How Nashville Transformed a Music Genre into a Lifestyle Brand.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

David Paglia and Paul Genre, attempting to escape to the Alps, with each his son, were pursued and overtaken by the soldiers in a large plain.

From Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs by Foxe, John




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