intergenerational
adjective
in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al
ˌin-tər-ˌje-nə-ˈrā-sh(ə-)nəl 
variants
or less commonly inter-generational
: existing or occurring between generations
intergenerational differences
intergenerational communication
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So, the subsidy's effects will pass on to the next family which buys the house − helping build intergenerational wealth, Whaley-Smith said.
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Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Harlem Children’s Zone, a charter school provider and nonprofit focused on addressing intergenerational poverty, is looking to send high-school students off with thousands of dollars in savings upon graduation.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Those who do have children are forced to be dependent on intergenerational help: 27% of moms receive regular financial support from their parents, and that figure rises to 49% for mothers over 30.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 May 2024
After the death of their father, the four Solomon siblings return home to North Carolina on a mission to save their family’s ancestral land, their worlds seem to unravel as intergenerational trauma, family secrets, and facades come tumbling down.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Tradition and justice entwine at every intergenerational peace demonstration and event in opposition to the American-Israeli criminal annihilation of Gaza.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
And then also something that was really fun to play with in this one specifically was the idea of intergenerational relationships between women.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
As a young person, Ward charted her own course to Stanford University, only later realizing how factors of intergenerational poverty and trauma narrowed what was possible for those before her.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Extraordinary economic, political, and social strains produce ruptures in intergenerational language transmission as young people cease to speak the way their elders do.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
The Harlem Children’s Zone, a charter school provider and nonprofit focused on addressing intergenerational poverty, is looking to send high-school students off with thousands of dollars in savings upon graduation.
—Bychloe Berger, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Those who do have children are forced to be dependent on intergenerational help: 27% of moms receive regular financial support from their parents, and that figure rises to 49% for mothers over 30.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 May 2024
After the death of their father, the four Solomon siblings return home to North Carolina on a mission to save their family’s ancestral land, their worlds seem to unravel as intergenerational trauma, family secrets, and facades come tumbling down.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Apr. 2024
Tradition and justice entwine at every intergenerational peace demonstration and event in opposition to the American-Israeli criminal annihilation of Gaza.
—Doris Bittar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2024
And then also something that was really fun to play with in this one specifically was the idea of intergenerational relationships between women.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
As a young person, Ward charted her own course to Stanford University, only later realizing how factors of intergenerational poverty and trauma narrowed what was possible for those before her.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
Extraordinary economic, political, and social strains produce ruptures in intergenerational language transmission as young people cease to speak the way their elders do.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Intergenerational.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intergenerational. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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