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generation

[jen-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌdʒɛn əˈreɪ ʃən /


NOUN
age group
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
age crop microgeneration
WEAK
Beat Generation Gen X Gen Y Gen Z Generation A Generation X Generation Y Generation Z Lost Generation Millennials Silent Generation Xennials baby boomers boomers sandwich generation
NOUN
period of time between age groups
Synonyms


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By injecting a solution into banded iron formations, the researchers were able to increase hydrogen generation, raising the possibility that naturally produced hydrogen could one day be deliberately enhanced underground.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

“We’ll continue to rake and wait it out,” said Wheat, the fifth generation to run Guerry Lumber.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Ryonex has emerged as one of the most notable names in Japan’s new generation of futuristic trap and melodic drill.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Just under one million young people in the UK are not in education, employment or training - or "Neet" - according to data published ahead of a major report about a "lost generation".

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

Perhaps because we are still living their legacy, we have yet to reach a genuinely historical perspective on the revolutionary generation.

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

"There is enough hydrogen for Australia to benefit for generations, and potentially enough for us to become a major exporter of clean energy to the rest of the world."

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

“My goal is to ensure that their names are never forgotten here at Inglewood Park Cemetery and that their story continues to be remembered for generations to come,” Rivas added.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

But locals remembered her more for her charitable giving and care for younger generations in blue-collar regions of her native east Tennessee.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

"We've long pioneered backwards compatibility and so you'll continue to see that as we go forward in the generations," she said.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

Gabi’s managed to trace her family back five generations and to seven different countries!

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




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