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millennial

[mi-len-ee-uhl] / mɪˈlɛn i əl /


NOUN
thousand
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"We're not so stuck in our ways," she said of millennial voters.

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Perhaps Schiller, a millennial in her 30s, hopes they will identify with her personal struggles.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The other is younger, a millennial or Gen Z investor just coming into real money, who has decided from the start that how they invest should match who they are.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

Recently, in the r/workingmoms Subreddit, one poster wondered if she stood alone as an elder millennial who doesn’t have a reverential nostalgia for childhood summers.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

The stove was one of those excellent and economical devices perfected by the Gethenians in their millennial effort to outwit cold.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Lin’s fellow Gen Zs, as well as millennials, are taking to premium credit cards at a particularly rapid pace.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

This is a remix of the lecture supposedly spoiled millennials, who refused to sacrifice every small pleasure on the altar of homeownership, heard for years about $7 lattes.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

"Just to recapture that high we felt as millennials when we got all the friend requests and comments. It helped us feel connected."

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

Vinyl records have seen a major resurgence ever since millennials brought the format back into mainstream culture in the 2010s.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

About three-quarters of new Platinum and Gold cardholders are either millennials or members of Generation Z, according to the company.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026




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