Word: genericism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...really generic name, and not many people know what you look like. You think any Scott Adamses are getting action based on your reputation...
...managed care: Aetna U.S. Healthcare said last week that it would allow its customers to appeal coverage denials to an external review board. Other HMOs, like United Healthcare, are expected to follow suit. But many HMOs are raising average co-payments for prescriptions $5 to $15. Tip: stick with generic drugs...
Finally, the staff's suggestion that a generic student center will make minorities feel more comfortable is patently absurd. Office space has no such curative power...
...feel like it's one of those generic storesthat doesn't produce anything creative. It's kindof like McDonald's coming to the Square. It justmakes it like any other square in the UnitedStates," said Nancy...
...generic situation: You meet a person in a somewhat random environment (in our case, the shuttle). You and said person have moderately interesting conversation for a finite duration of time (a shuttle ride, of in other cases, an airplane trip, walking from Dunster to the Science Center with a third person, etc.). You proceed to go on with the rest of your day, not stopping to think twice about the conversationalist. He (or she, as the case be) definitely does not forget you and proceeds to either initiate contact with you or your friends to find out more information about...