generations

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A few pens have been left on the headstone, which has been replaced at least once; generations of fans have attempted to obliterate “Hughes.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

It was 2010, and the central bank had been drawn into propping up the economy after the greatest financial crisis in generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

His death set off waves of grief among generations of "Friends" fans who loved him as the sarcastic man-child Chandler Bing.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

At the same time, the generations following the baby boomers have struggled to save adequately for retirement.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

She has the distinction of being the first female born into the Corcoran clan for no one even knows how many generations.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt