generation
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Generation X and millennials underestimate life expectancy more frequently than baby boomers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026
Charlotte Ashton, from school phone-free campaign group Generation Focus, agreed that head teachers need more direction on how to implement the ban.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
In the doc you talk about how Generation X was born out of a sense that young people had no future in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Note: Data for millennials' net worth also includes some members of Generation Z. Historical data for baby boomers begins at age 34.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
An even worse cliche, Generation X, is already degenerating. get nowhere fast.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
Vocabulary lists containing generation
The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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