generally speaking
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—used to say that a statement describes a general feeling or opinion relating to or affecting all the people or things in a group
Generally speaking, people like her as a leader.
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Those are the outliers because, generally speaking, Bucs general manager Jason Licht prefers to retain the team’s own free agents rather than overspend for mostly older and overpriced ones.
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Metal: Different metal types can make this category a bit scattered but generally speaking, metal handles are quite durable and reasonably weighted.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
While the latest generation of both supersonic and hypersonic aircraft mostly use jet engines and atmospheric oxygen for combustion, spaceplanes, generally speaking, also have wings but use rocket engines and carry O2 on board.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
But generally speaking, this is about as good a first week for this album as Drake reasonably could’ve hoped for in 2025.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
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Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
Metal: Different metal types can make this category a bit scattered but generally speaking, metal handles are quite durable and reasonably weighted.
—Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
While the latest generation of both supersonic and hypersonic aircraft mostly use jet engines and atmospheric oxygen for combustion, spaceplanes, generally speaking, also have wings but use rocket engines and carry O2 on board.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Mar. 2025
But generally speaking, this is about as good a first week for this album as Drake reasonably could’ve hoped for in 2025.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Generally speaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generally%20speaking. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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