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generation

[jen-uh-ray-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation
NOUN
period of time between age groups
Synonyms


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Federal Reserve research comparing generations at the same ages found that each of the past four generations enjoyed higher inflation-adjusted household incomes than the generation before it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The demonstrations, inspired by similar movements in France and Italy calling for political elites to heed the concerns of the younger generation, were largely peaceful during the day.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2026

It took a year longer than expected, and there were obstacles along the way, but Sovereignty finally showed Saturday that he belongs among the greatest horses of any generation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Volvo Car’s free cash flow generation will be weak this year, and the bank says the company’s balance sheet picture is less compelling versus peers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

In the fourth generation, the hunt begins—and ends.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

And it’s not just older generations who are thriving.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

The irony is that fewer teens are drinking than in generations past—especially since the pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Many households are made up of families whose members have mixed legal statuses, including some who have lived in the area for generations.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

"If you don't correct it from the very beginning," she says, "this is going to affect multiple generations."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

As her dad liked to remind her, these giant sequoias had lived through the worst the world could throw at them for a hundred human generations, and they would live another hundred more.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz


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