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Generation X

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn eks] / ˈdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən ˈɛks /
NOUN
generation after baby boom
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In the doc you talk about how Generation X was born out of a sense that young people had no future in the U.K.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Generation X, like the variable x, might stand for anything or nothing at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Generation X, as the first do-it-yourself retirement generation, is falling behind.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Generation X is made up of people born between 1965 and 1980, while baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

An even worse cliche, Generation X, is already degenerating. get nowhere fast.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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