generation
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Talks between the two parties are understood to be at an advanced stage and the 46-year-old will be handed the unenviable task of filling the boots of one of the standout coaches of his generation.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
I love this country, yet it often feels like America doesn’t love my generation back.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
A generation of investors have known only one thing about long-term interest rates — if you wait, yields will go lower.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
Now carrying the family’s torch is the fifth generation of tumbling acrobats skilled in the art of balance and flexibility.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Without ever saying so directly, they were talking about themselves and the other prominent members of the revolutionary generation.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing generation
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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