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generation

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation
NOUN
period of time between age groups
Synonyms


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Brian Elliott, co-founder and CEO of enterprise AI code generation firm Blitzy said tokenmaxxing is like trying to measure a company’s revenue based on the number of cold calls its sales team makes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Electricity demand is lower in the summer months when the weather is warmer and the days longer, while solar power generation is higher.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Earlier this spring, Anthropic scored the marketing coup of a generation.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The same could be said for the next generation of prospective U.S. soccer supporters.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

They’re like refugees for every generation all the time.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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