millennial

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You might assume the May 2 premiere marks a universe-altering event rather than what it actually is: A moneymaking endeavor playing into millennial nostalgia for recycled IP.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They are doing better than their older millennial and Generation X counterparts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

The rate has mostly headed down since 2007, a prerecession peak when millennial women started to enter their prime childbearing years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

With the World Cup upon us, soccer-loving Gen X and elder millennial Angelenos are desperate to get in on the action.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I kind of scoffed or sighed or exhaled in a way that was vaguely coughy and then said, “I’m not beau—” “You’re like a millennial Natalie Portman. Like Vfor Vendetta Natalie Portman.”

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green