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generation

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


NOUN
age group
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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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For the third generation farmer, it is "absolutely incredible to move from all hand-done to sitting on the phone, watching what's happening outside".

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026

Anthropic stored Elvis’ songs “into a permanent, general-purpose central library intended to be retained indefinitely, from which subsets were selected and copied again to train the next generation of Claude models,” the lawsuit contends.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

Beyond challenging existing theories, the study demonstrates the power of a new generation of imaging technology.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

This month a six-hour blackout struck across the island after the national grid tripped, possibly because solar power generation exceeded consumption.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Laborers in the Cripple Creek mining district would not organize and win their rights for another generation.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell

"I'm not naïve. I know there are a lot of more militant voices from young generations," he said.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

“Prop. 37 is a historic opportunity to expand homeownership opportunities for generations of working families — at zero cost or risk to taxpayers,” Newsom said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

“The cultural significance of heirlooms—their story, weaved through generations of family grafting and genealogy—is all fine and dandy, but hasn’t science rendered these older apple varieties obsolete?”

From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026

Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, collectively known as "Los Javis," have wowed critics and filmgoers with their sweeping queer epic telling the interconnected stories of three gay men over multiple generations.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

I can picture all of this: three generations of laughing Theos, downing mugs of coffee and biscuits, storming out garrulously into the dawn, wearing wool hunting hats and surrounded by baleful golden retrievers.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse


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