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general

[jen-er-uhl] / ˈdʒɛn ər əl /




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The concept is especially difficult to apply to general models, Roth said, but lends itself to narrow-domain enterprise applications.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Beyond the risks of manufacturing or storing illegal fireworks are injuries, general disruption from the sound, potential wildfire hazard and lingering air pollution.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

When Alam floated the possibility of having Brownies & Lemonade take over the Hollywood Dave & Buster’s, Aycock, that store’s general manager, was game to make it happen.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

There’s been a general trend of profit-taking, he said, as investors are digesting the magnitude and timing of returns on elevated artificial-intelligence spending.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026

This was obviously pre–Civil War, and I stank at pre–Civil War simulations as a general rule.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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