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Recent Examples of generic For example, the budget would fold federal funding for rural schools, students experiencing homelessness, literacy instruction and a host of other unrelated programs into one, generic bundle of money that would go to states. Sequoia Carrillo, NPR, 4 June 2025 Unfortunately for Frost, he wasn’t featured as himself in the game, but a generic version without his name. Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025 After the amoxicillin patent expired in 2002, the Tennessee facility began to make generic equivalents. John Liu, CNN Money, 3 June 2025 The generic copper futures are above their 50-day, or ~10-week, moving average MA) in a pending breakout from a triangle pattern. Katie Stockton, CNBC, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for generic
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Adjective
  • Apple continues to offer multi-year support across its hardware, including the Mac platform in general and the MacBook laptops in particular.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 7 June 2025
  • Among folks in the business, there is a general sense of Hacks as a funny show featuring great performances, made by incredibly likable people in Downs, Aniello, and Statsky.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • Who could Golden State target with the No. 41 overall pick?
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
  • These micro-interactions throughout your day can significantly impact your overall sense of connection and well-being while working remotely.
    Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Two years later, JPMorgan Chase hired her away, but not as chief sustainability officer, a role common at most large investment banks around the world and a position already filled at JPMorgan.
    Diana Olick, CNBC, 31 May 2025
  • Ashley O’Neal, Founder at Summerside Creative Inc., adds that the demand is particularly common in hospitality.
    Kristen Bousquet, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Through museum artifacts, interactive storytelling, hands-on activities, music and cultural celebrations, children will learn that no matter where one goes, curiosity and connection are universal.
    Deb Harvell, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
  • As more people lose jobs to AI automation, the case for universal basic income will gain widespread traction.
    Kian Bakhtiari, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

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“Generic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generic. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.

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