generation
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As is often the case, when handed the keys to a successful business, the next generation simply is incapable of continuing its success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
"If AI generation can match the theatrical experience of 'Avatar', I think I would be willing to pay for it," she said, referring to the US franchise known for the quality of its animation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Thursday aims to thwart such plots and save literature for the next generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
However, its winter outlook report comes after an independent investigation found engineers had "high levels of stress and concern" about their ability to ensure adequate supply due to differences between renewable and gas-fired power generation.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
Other firms would lose more, much more; but those losses were typically associated with the generation of subprime mortgage loans.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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“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
The sustainable way, Steve Gund said, is building a business around a larger sense of mission, both for its workers and future generations of family owners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The list of household names who have recorded at Conway Recording Studios spans generations and genres.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
For generations, American history books hid or downplayed the evils of slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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