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Word: genericizing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...this vision of a neatly-arranged academic eden is not so appealing in context of the costs entailed. Creating the Barker Center meant giving up some of the history and character of the building for a more generic space...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Growing Pains | 2/10/1998 | See Source »

...mill, modern action flick. Sure, the high paced action scenes, abundant chases, explosions and lavish gadgetry with which a Bond film is now associated has entertainment value of its own. But to claim that the current films have any more tradition or class to them than any generic action movie with say, Arnold or Stephen Segal, is bunk. Better to just do away with the whole cumbersome apparatus and obligatory baggage which slapping a Bond label on a movie entails, and instead devote the energy to making good original action films...

Author: By Jonathan B. Dinerstein, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: When Bond Flicks Are Formulaic, Everyone Loses | 1/9/1998 | See Source »

...were pleased that you recognized the importance of the study, which showed that in men and women with normal and near normal cholesterol levels, treatment with Mevacor reduced the incidence of first coronary events such as heart attack or unstable angina 36%. Unfortunately, the article incorrectly cited the generic name of Mevacor as pravastatin. The correct generic name is lovastatin. JOHN BLOOMFIELD, Director, Public Affairs Merck & Co., Inc. West Point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 15, 1997 | 12/15/1997 | See Source »

...real worlds), we were able to keep up with the adventures of Montana, Syrus, Genesis, Elka, Jason, Kameelah and Sean by catching the occasional show over the summer and Thanksgiving break and, of course, by reading the media reviews of the show the Boston Globe summed up as "generic and unmemorable." Generic, sure. After all, how many times can you put a group of Gen Xers in an apartment together without being bored by the results? But unmemorable, never...

Author: By Susannah B. Tobin, | Title: FAREWELL, MTV | 12/12/1997 | See Source »

...Aibel is right to lament the state of "puny, bland, generic" bagels at Harvard (column, Dec. 3). He would be glad to know, however, that the bagels at C'est Bon on Mass. Ave. are surprisingly warm, fluffy and flavorful. In fact, they sometimes almost pass for the real New York thing. But at the end of the day, the price of a real bagel is 85 cents plus round trip fare on the Delta Shuttle to New York. Not a bad deal--you get a free copy of "Foreign Affairs" on the flight. --Benjamin Lebwohl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Next Best Bagel | 12/10/1997 | See Source »

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