mid-life crisis
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Typically, a man’s mid-life crisis occurs between his 40s and 50s when, having achieved a stable economic and sociopolitical status, a new generation emerges that threatens to replace him.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
"To think that, in some parts of the world, children are already experiencing the equivalent of a mid-life crisis demands immediate policy action."
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024
Facebook is only 18 but it’s slap-bang in the middle of a mid-life crisis, with user numbers declining and TikTok eating its Gen Z lunch.
From The Verge ● Jul. 20, 2022
Batiste composed music, consulted on and arranged songs for Pixar’s animated film “Soul,” a mid-life crisis movie mixed with a New York jazz fantasia and a body-swap comedy.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
In fact I went through quite a dramatic life change in many areas--true to pattern, a classic mid-life crisis.
From How and When to Be Your Own Doctor by Solomon, Steve
