boilerplate

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I don't trust this boilerplate, all-else-fails, drastic solution unless I hear from people that it's working solidly and reliably.

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  1. noun A steel plate used in making the shells of steam boilers.
  2. noun Journalistic material, such as syndicated features, available in plate or mat form.
  3. noun Inconsequential, formulaic, or stereotypical language: The new provisions of the lease renewal were merely boilerplate.

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  • That was boilerplate, a federal law any tax-exempt group had to follow. —  Lippman, Laura - [Tess Monaghan 01] - Baltimore Blues
  • Both of these documents are pretty much "boilerplate" (If you can call ancient Aramaic boilerplate, I guess); the ketubah outlines, among other things, the husband's duties to his wife. —  metalia
  • Seems to be boilerplate, the LAT did it too. posted to FR by Renfield. —  Latest Articles
  • With the greater opportunity to read, more transactors will actually read the terms and assent to the boilerplate will be more "robust." —  CL&P Blog
  • It was all boilerplate -- like she was giving a scripted pep talk, not proving she could handle the toughest job in the world. —  The Nation: Top Stories
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