generation
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Can the social-media giant shape the next generation of user behavior?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
The flooding dealt a major blow to Nepal's hydropower generation system, which is central to the country's development ambitions and export earnings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, data centers are driving demand for new, sometimes cleaner, power generation, energy-efficiency, and other technologies that climate-tech VCs were always behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It is, says Tony Godbold who runs the project for BAE Systems, "the X-plane of our generation".
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Ever since then, it had passed down from generation to generation: the Svenssons, who became the Bronsteins, who became the Townsends, which was Zeke’s last name.
From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness
The trend has an upside: Previous generations sometimes ignored abuse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
At least five groups of Indigenous people have had strong spiritual ties to Puncak Jaya for generations.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The winery will change ownership for the first time after six generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Radcliff is part of a generation entering the financial markets unusually young, with easier access to investing than previous generations but vastly different amounts of money to put to work.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
In 2007, the University of Wisconsin conferred doctorates on 13 women who showed their determination, strength, and bravery in the Space Race with accomplishments that paved the way for generations.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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