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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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Reflecting on the achievement, astronaut Hansen said the moment should "challenge this generation and the next, to make sure this record is not long-lived."

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said in a statement that the FAA had to adapt in order to reach the next generation of air traffic controllers.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

OpenAI recently shared that it generates $2 billion in revenue a month, and many investors have interpreted this as a sign that Anthropic has surpassed OpenAI in revenue generation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

That is the luck—what generation you’re born into.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

As Kuhn pointed out over and over again, one of the central purposes of an education in the sciences is to hide this basic truth from the next generation of scientists.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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