generation
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Looking at a more recent era, there is a valid argument McIlroy is the best player of his generation globally.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
"We are going to have a generation of people who will never have written anything from start to finish in their entire lives," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
And if the showdown with Joshua truly is next, British boxing may finally get the fight it has spent a generation waiting for.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Given this variation, perhaps it isn’t surprising that each generation feels some living costs make it tough to get ahead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Ever since then, it had passed down from generation to generation: the Svenssons, who became the Bronsteins, who became the Townsends, which was Zeke’s last name.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
Vocabulary lists containing generation
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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