age group
Americannoun
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age groups
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of age group
First recorded in 1900–05
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Nearly half of Americans over 65 use Facebook daily, and social-media users in that age group spend roughly an hour and 40 minutes per day across platforms like Facebook, Instagram and others.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
The rate is roughly 7% for the 25-to-29 age group, above the overall unemployment rate of around 5%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Among men, multiple myeloma was the only cancer found to be increasing significantly faster in the younger age group.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Apprentices aged 16 to 18 are entitled to the National Minimum Wage rate for that age group which is currently £8.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
They include some very familiar nursery rhymes and action games appropriate for this age group.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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