generation
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"We are at risk of a lost generation," he warned.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Increasing output is essential to Boeing's medium-term financial targets, which includes the generation of $10 billion in annual free cash flow following a lengthy period of earnings underperformance.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
The recent arrest of Ruffo, the former Baja governor, stunned many Mexicans because he made history a generation ago as the nation’s first opposition governor, representing the center-right National Action Party.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
This means, as Devina Mehra, a leading market investor, observed on X, external, we are talking of a generation that can no longer take for granted a lifestyle better than that of their parents.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Here is the only occasion within the revolutionary generation when political differences ended in violence and death rather than in ongoing argument.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Now she regularly plays with both her mom and daughter and it has been a connection for the three generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The researchers examined genomes from individuals around the world and reconstructed the relationships among DNA segments over many generations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
"His paintings will continue to speak of love, memory, place and the enduring spirit of Wales for generations to come".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
This transfer to early generations means that contributions must compensate for workers’ inability to invest their contributions and earn interest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
Despite generations of effort, this proved illusory, because dip and deviation change unpredictably over time.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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