generation
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The huge expansion of universities created millions of graduates eager for cultural experience, along with a better life than they, or any previous generation, had experienced before the war.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
The GI generation, the cohort that became the core of the postwar middlebrow phenomenon, would not have made that mistake.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
But a generation that weathered the housing crash and the rise of student loans still amassed significant wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
The technology also points toward a new generation of computing systems inspired by the brain.
From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026
“Unfortunately,” Darkness said, “your generation is less concerned with learning the stories as well as sharing them, and more concerned with modern conveniences. As such, we are losing our memories.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing generation
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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