next-generation
Americanadjective
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signaling or representing a significant new stage in the development of something, especially a piece of technology.
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of or relating to members of the younger or upcoming generation of a family.
noun
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a product that signals or represents a significant new stage in the development of something.
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a member of the younger or upcoming generation of a family.
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Murase said next-generation facilities, including the proposed AugerPrime in Argentina and the proposed Global Cosmic Ray Observatory, could look for the predicted signatures.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Lilly also revealed that its next-generation obesity drug retatrutide showed meaningful improvements in knee osteoarthritis pain and sleep apnea as well as substantial weight loss, in Phase 3 trials.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Eli Lilly shares jumped in premarket trade on Monday, after a late-stage trial of its next-generation weight-loss drug impressed analysts.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
However, they remain concerned that the rollout of agentic AI services for commerce, payments and other next-generation platform businesses could be slower than expected.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Livermore continued to work on Polaris during the moratorium, then followed with the next-generation submarine-launched nuclear missile, Poseidon.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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