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opinions or beliefs that are held or accepted by most people
Conventional wisdom in Hollywood says that a movie can't succeed unless it stars a famous actor or actress.
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Pestaina also cautioned against broad generalizations about savings.—
Liz Neporent,
ABC News,
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If there are any generalizations to be made about how different areas raise different types of players, Latson is qualified to make them.—
Rebecca Shore Winn,
Southern Living,
18 Feb. 2026
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As this shift took place, the literary figure of the serial killer gave authors as well as readers an opportunity to sift through the public health issues that were deeply entangled with the racial stereotypes of the War on Drugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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But for me, at least, the direction is neither sufficiently cohesive or detailed to really pull all of these different strands together to offer much more than a chance to have fun with genre stereotypes or relive a favorite movie.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2026
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