generation
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Anthropic stored Elvis’ songs “into a permanent, general-purpose central library intended to be retained indefinitely, from which subsets were selected and copied again to train the next generation of Claude models,” the lawsuit contends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
Plus, export-driven growth rebounds, masking deepening economic problems that are creating a lost generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Beyond challenging existing theories, the study demonstrates the power of a new generation of imaging technology.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
A new generation has learned to live frugally and earn money in foreign countries so their children can be educated abroad.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
We had grown up in a similar way, second and third generation, as American as we were Chinese.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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The silverware that had been in the family for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
“The cultural significance of heirlooms—their story, weaved through generations of family grafting and genealogy—is all fine and dandy, but hasn’t science rendered these older apple varieties obsolete?”
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, collectively known as "Los Javis," have wowed critics and filmgoers with their sweeping queer epic telling the interconnected stories of three gay men over multiple generations.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
For generations of Americans, owning a car has been a symbol of independence.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
“I’m part nereid; on my father’s side, some generations back. The salt water does this: see. It only lasts a minute, but it shows.”
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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