generations

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Someone like Sharon Stone carries a similar yet unique on-screen aunt aura — the libertine, cigarette-smoking relative, with enough stories to tell in a single sitting to keep a family talking for generations.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Day to day, the different generations at Laird try to work together to navigate tough decisions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Features in multigenerational homes include double master suites with separate entrances, or extra living spaces with their own kitchenette so there can be complete privacy for households with multiple generations.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

The deadly fires that devastated homes in Pacific Palisades and Altadena also laid waste to a lush canopy of leaves and pine needles that had cooled and shaded residents here for generations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

These two debates, about thinking and knowing, interlock because both generations have downplayed the idea that the new science was grounded in a new type of engagement with sensory reality.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton