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gen

noun

ˈjen

Definition of gen

chiefly British

as in news

a report of recent events or facts not previously known as he has for decades, he gets most of his gen from the BBC over the wireless

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Don't mindlessly scroll, let your guard down and start clicking to hand over your self-populating banking info.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
That’s important info for farmers with big implements to run, from fertilizer rigs to seeders.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of info

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The company can also expect litigation from shareholders, and possible regulatory action, if Huang or the board held back material information from investors (Nvidia previously denied the allegations of an affair to media outlets).

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
In the litigation brought by the Iranian immigrant advocacy group, at least a dozen Iranian detainees have said they’ve been contacted by Iranian officials who had knowledge of sensitive information on their asylum claims.

— Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of information

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The Observer requested those findings, but the district did not provide them in response to questions for this story.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
The Sentinel has also had to enlist lawyers to fend off threats from state officials who tried to stop us from publishing stories twice in just the last 18 months.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

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