generations

Example Sentences

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“Older generations want to stay productive and have more purpose,” Kelley said.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

American students are in a decade-long reading recession, while fewer students are reading for pleasure than in previous generations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2026

The efficiency of solar panels also falls as temperature rises, though Staffell notes that this effect has become less pronounced with newer generations of panels.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Less than a quarter of Gen Z wants a fully remote workplace, according to a Gallup poll last year, compared with more than a third of the older generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Much ink has been spilled by several generations of scholars in an effort to determine who wrote the bulk of the words that eventually found their way into print and then into the history books.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis