generations
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To test this idea, Zhang's team compared two groups of yeast over 800 generations.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
"If I think of the childhood that I had, I was one of the last generations to grow up playing outside without a mobile phone, and it's very different now," she adds.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
They’re wearing not just the financial stress, but generations of expenses and expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
She also hopes this new work will inspire future generations of artists, and plans to bring her ArtCenter students to see the installation once it’s open.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
They’re generally held several years apart—whole generations are circumcised together.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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