fifth-generation
Britishadjective
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Saudi Arabia is giving Sudan billions of dollars’ worth of UAVs and air defenses purchased from Pakistan, and even fifth-generation Chinese fighter jets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026
After the Gulf Citrus Growers Association shut down in 2024, its president, Wayne Simmons, a fifth-generation citrus grower, became a realtor.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
The fifth-generation farmer still wakes early each morning to tend to roughly 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans and 40 cattle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
"The fireworks industry has been passed down from generation to generation," said Li Shijie, a fifth-generation manager of Zhongzhou Fireworks in the southern city.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Here dwell the fifth-generation possessors of blocks of foundries and shipyards.
From Free Air by Lewis, Sinclair
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