generations

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As Capp puts it, "Conventions gradually change over generations and are usually multicausal."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Baby boomers make up the majority of cruisers, and that cohort has continued to outspend other generations.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In comparison, the number of Gen X consumers with low ratings of financial strength grew by 11%, the largest increase across all generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

“For generations of visitors, it had the reputation of a small, family-oriented park and one of California’s best-kept secrets,” the department said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Mendel, perhaps, was the original “anatomist” of the gene: in capturing the movement of information across generations of peas, he had described the essential structure of the gene as an indivisible corpuscle of information.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee