generations
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Staff said they were barely flooded with water, but were inundated with calls; customers and generations of fans checked in to see whether the market was OK.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
The remains drift to closets and storage spaces, and we pass to later generations the question of what to do with them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Sir Patrick brought Professor Charles Xavier to life with extraordinary grace, intelligence and humanity, defining the character for generations of fans, from ‘X-Men’ to ‘Logan’ to ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’” Marvel Studios said in statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
While Huerta was the organizing force behind the union, Chavez was its charismatic leader and the public face who became an icon to generations on the left, even after his death in 1993.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
“Three generations of Samuelses. He’s the only one born with a chance of inheriting land. Mr. Thompson’s going to leave his land to his sons. What’re you going to leave?”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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