generations

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Of the generations, Gen Z had the highest share of people looking for a two- or three-day office schedule and two or three days at home, according to an Indeed report.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

While other sports unions have succumbed to a salary cap—the NHL wiped out the entire 2004-05 season to get there—the MLB Players Association has remained steadfast in its opposition against the concept for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Such studies could help clinical geneticists better understand inherited diseases and reveal how environmental influences, including diet, may affect epigenetic inheritance across generations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

However, like in other countries worldwide, do-it-yourself publication including zines -- which originated in the 1930s with sci-fi fans in the US -- is growing in Japan, especially among younger generations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Easter was just such a drifting holiday, so every few generations a monk was drafted to calculate the dates when Easter would fall for the next few hundred years.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife