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Generation X

[jen-uh-ray-shuhn eks] / ˈdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən ˈɛks /
NOUN
generation after baby boom
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When financial adviser Liz Windisch sits down with Generation X clients, she finds they consistently seek safety in cash — and they’re passing that conservative instinct down to their children.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

Generation X are those born between 1965 and 1980.

From MarketWatch ● May 9, 2026

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

Baby boomers and members of Generation X also experienced the sharpest declines in confidence using AI technology, according to a ManpowerGroup survey of more than 13,900 workers in 19 countries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026

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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