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as in generalizations
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as in summaries
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Most leaders can’t afford to wait weeks for insights that could inform their next move, and can revert to relying on generalizations to guide them as a result.—
Alex Cooper,
Fortune,
16 May 2026 -
There’s a false perception in pop music that the best way to connect with the masses is to keep things broad — that vague generalizations are easier for people to latch onto.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2026
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Clinicians who wanted to compare new trial data depended on journals, institutional summaries or conference presentations.—
Ami Bhatt,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Add splits to run summaries (rolling out this week).—
Stevie Bonifield,
The Verge,
27 May 2026
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The New York Times first reported Tuesday that two COVID vaccine papers and abstracts of studies on a shingles vaccine were blocked by FDA officials.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
6 May 2026
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In addition, the Times learned that FDA officials did not allow agency scientists to submit two abstracts for studies on Shingrix, a shingles vaccine, to a major drug safety conference.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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Check out the full lineup below, with all synopses provided by the festival.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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See full details, including Denver Film synopses and each show’s openers, below.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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This is the page in the racing program full of numbers, abbreviations and lines that looks intimidating at first.—
Neil Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Rounding out the cast are Jillian Leff and Jared Sprowls as R and G (abbreviations of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern), who comment on the action and debate whether or not change is possible for Ophelia.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Chevron, Exxon, and Morgan Stanley all warned that oil inventories were nearing troublingly low levels, and high insurance rates for ships passing through the strait have barely budged.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Energy major Exxon has issued a stark warning that oil inventories will fall to record lows in the coming weeks.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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While talks are ongoing with key details still to be worked out, the outlines of a deal include Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and letting ships pass without paying tolls, sources told Axios.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Each panel is made of a flax-linen blend with delicate floral outlines of blooms and leaves.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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While Sour can be located on just a pair of rundowns, Guts fills spaces on twice as many charts in America.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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After a couple of rundowns, WVU baserunners safely occupied all three bases.—
Gary Bedore
May 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 May 2026
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“Simplifications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/simplifications. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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