generations

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“Some mysteries in archeology are so significant,” he adds, “that it takes generations to solve them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

That changing balance eventually led to the formation of clearly distinct generations of planetesimals.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

For generations, the cream-coloured clubhouse located on Safdarjung Road has functioned as a discreet world of retired generals, senior bureaucrats and old business families conducting negotiations over whisky sodas and kebabs.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

That doesn’t take away from the experiences they provide—movies have enchanted audiences for generations despite being only still photos.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

But as Darbishire analyzed his own first-generation hybrids, and the hybrid-hybrid crosses, the pattern was clear: the data could only be explained by Mendelian inheritance, with indivisible traits moving vertically across the generations.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee