generations
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Cod and chips have been a favourite Friday night order for generations of Britons.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
His decision, at age 26, to keep a diary from the first day of 1660 was fortuitous, giving generations an insight into the life of that era’s London well-to-do.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Vinyl is not like a single-use plastic; we don’t throw it away after one listen. We treasure it, we pass it on through generations, and people have a real connection with it,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
For generations, our nation’s reigning political culture has celebrated armed self-defense as a fundamental right.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
It was an entire room filled with unwanted things, generations of castoffs and set-asides.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
