generations

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“We cannot continue to stay as we are for a very long time,” said Faisal Al-Mutawa, a top businessman whose family has imported consumer goods for generations and wants less government control of the economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Historians and Black activists have discussed it openly for generations.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Asked if Guardiola and Ferguson used similar playing styles, Rooney said: "Football has changed. It's different generations with different styles."

From BBC • May 19, 2026

But why have generations of people continued to turn and return to the song for 50 years?

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Of course, our present-day knowledge will prove to be incomplete and limited in the eyes of future generations; we cannot even begin to guess what will one day be known.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton