generation gap
noun
: the differences in opinions, values, etc., between younger people and older people
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President Biden’s campaign is working to reach across the generation gap to the tens of millions of predominantly younger voters on TikTok, where the challenges are daunting and the rewards difficult to track.
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Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Kamarck, who has studied the generation gap in American views toward Israel, said there were subtle signs that attitudes were shifting even before the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing nearly 1,200 people and triggering the war.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Educate, Engage And Empower While there's a generation gap in how patients consume healthcare services, there is one cross-generational pattern.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
During the recent press conference, organizers highlighted some of the new additions to this year’s festival that are designed to appeal to larger audiences and bridge the generation gap.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2024
The veterans haven’t pushed the younger players to be as involved in the same issues, players on both ends of the generation gap said.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
There is a huge generation gap: some grew up in the Soviet Union, while others did not.
—TIME, 8 Jan. 2024
And university leaders are caught between a growing generation gap on the Middle East conflict, with undergraduate students holding more pro-Palestinian views compared to alumni and donors, who tend to support Israel.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
In the realm of fashion, few items bridge the generation gap quite as effectively as a fantastic pair of jeans.
—Alex Kessler, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
Kamarck, who has studied the generation gap in American views toward Israel, said there were subtle signs that attitudes were shifting even before the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing nearly 1,200 people and triggering the war.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2024
Educate, Engage And Empower While there's a generation gap in how patients consume healthcare services, there is one cross-generational pattern.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
During the recent press conference, organizers highlighted some of the new additions to this year’s festival that are designed to appeal to larger audiences and bridge the generation gap.
—Theresa Cisneros, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2024
The veterans haven’t pushed the younger players to be as involved in the same issues, players on both ends of the generation gap said.
—Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
There is a huge generation gap: some grew up in the Soviet Union, while others did not.
—TIME, 8 Jan. 2024
And university leaders are caught between a growing generation gap on the Middle East conflict, with undergraduate students holding more pro-Palestinian views compared to alumni and donors, who tend to support Israel.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2023
In the realm of fashion, few items bridge the generation gap quite as effectively as a fantastic pair of jeans.
—Alex Kessler, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2023
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“Generation gap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generation%20gap. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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