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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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With natural gas accounting for 12% of German power generation, and with half of German homes fitted with gas boilers, German households are also being affected.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

"Europe's position is clear. We will never lend this model our legitimacy. No one has the moral authority to sell what they merely hold in trust for the next generation."

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

A lengthy decree lifted restrictions on a swath of sectors including petrol distribution, electricity generation, rubbish collection and the manufacture and sale of medicines.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The department also selected NextEra Energy to build and own dedicated generation resources to power the campus.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The one thing we knew for sure—the new generation of chiefs had decided it was time for Fireball to die, and nothing I, or anyone else, said was going to have any impact.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

But the new push of brand extensions is aimed at ensuring the game remains a cultural staple for future generations.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

But as one POW’s descendant told Mike Cherney, it’s also the best hope yet to close a wound that has afflicted his family for three generations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

This pay-as-you-go approach is the result of legislation in 1939 that tied benefits to average earnings over a minimum period of coverage, and that rewarded early generations with windfall returns on their contributions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 30, 2026

The sprawling complex had reopened gleaming following another makeover in June this year, promising a place where generations could "share smiles" a decade on.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

He was a thing of the wild, come in from the wild to sit by John Thornton’s fire, rather than a dog of the soft Southland stamped with the marks of generations of civilization.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London




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