: a marked rise in birth rate (as in the U.S. following the end of World War II)
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There was a baby boom in the U.S. after World War II.
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The genre was so embedded in American life that an urban myth once claimed Johnny Carson’s massively popular show — often watched from bed — was responsible for a baby boom.—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025 The female anchors and reporters at CNBC are always navigating an ever-changing news cycle — but now, some of them are seeing changes in their personal lives as the network goes through a baby boom!—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 25 June 2025 More than a dozen skunk kits were born in a spring baby boom at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs last month, zoo officials announced Sunday on social media.—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2025 Economists say that immigrants are especially important to supplement the U.S. labor market as more Americans are retiring than entering the workforce, birth rates are lower than during the baby boom, and unemployment is low.—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for baby boom
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