generation
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What era this is from: Current The generation that will relate to it the most: … Boomers?
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
It looked like it might not happen for either of the best players of a generation, possibly the best of all time.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
"The next generation... who might have to do work similar to mine -- they will face a problem," Ponni said.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Close, 79, one of the most acclaimed actors of her generation, has received eight Oscar nominations over her career, including for “Fatal Attraction,” “Dangerous Liaisons,” “Albert Nobbs” and “The Wife.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Then again, I also understood that Kathy was only doing what students of my generation had done to help end lynching.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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