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generation

[jen-uh-rey-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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Corvette, a promising and hard-working designer herself who aspires to Christie’s brilliance, is tormented by nightmares of rich people complaining about the generation who “can’t expect everything to be handed to them.”

From Salon • May 22, 2026

In his view, Nvidia’s reinvestments being outpaced by its cash generation “make it look more like a value stock than ever before.”

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

This generation of ETFs isn’t just more expensive and risky than its forebears.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Kyle Busch, a two-time Nascar Cup Series champion and one of the greatest drivers of his generation, died on Thursday at the age of 41, according to a statement from the racing series.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

We had grown up in a similar way, second and third generation, as American as we were Chinese.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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