the baby boom generation

collocation in English

meaningsofbaby,boomandgeneration

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baby
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbeɪ.bi/us
/ˈbeɪ.bi/
a very young child, especially one that has not yet begun to walk ...
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boom
noun
uk
/buːm/us
/buːm/
a deep and loud ...
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generation
noun
uk
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ...
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(Definition ofbaby,boomandgenerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The babyboomgenerationushered in a new phenomenon of instant success, driven by the expanding demand for art in the galleries.
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This theory frequently refers to the growing number of people between the ages of 25 and 35 in the 1970s, or the babyboomgeneration.
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Older people, including the babyboomgeneration, who generally require more surgical procedures, will account for a larger portion of the general population.
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Additionally, the babyboomgenerationcaused a large increase in the demand for school buses in transportation.
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Particularly, the impending retirement of the babyboomgenerationis raising a great deal of concern.
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The aggregate saving rate decreases from 2000 until about 2050 across all capital mobility scenarios, since the babyboomgenerationdecumulates assets.
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The babyboomgenerationbroke the mould of the modern lifecourse.
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As workers from the babyboomgenerationretire and draw benefits from the trust fund, the ratio falls steadily, eventually reaching zero in the middle of the century.
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It is therefore essential that steps should be taken now to ensure that the babyboomgenerationbenefits from lifelong training and re-skilling.
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Salut les copains became an icon of popular culture and the babyboomgeneration.
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After the babyboomgeneration, many schools were forced to close.
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Also, with the babyboomgeneration, there will be an increasing number of elderly needing access to health care.
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Disco was the last mass popular music movement that was driven by the babyboomgeneration.
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The babyboomgenerationhas reached retirement age and the country is having difficulty retaining workers, adding to the shortage.
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Beginning with the babyboomgeneration, the number of young women entering religious orders has not been sufficient to replace retiring sisters.
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