being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country.
the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
being the native-born child of naturalized parents.
being a revised or improved version of a product, system, service, etc..
Production has been increased with second-generation robots.
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At Yerord Mas, a second-generation son of the city takes the cooking of his people and turns it into something personal, deeply researched, modern in lightness and inspiringly delicious.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Among the highlights are the most precisely located gravitational wave source ever observed, the clearest gravitational wave signal ever recorded, and additional evidence supporting the existence of second-generation black holes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
Rivian’s R2 SUV, a lower-priced, second-generation electric vehicle, is crucial for the company’s sales growth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
A second-generation model is being built in another off-limits part of the facility.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Eventually a second-generation mission of exploration and colonization would take off toward stars where no one had yet been.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Feldman, Pasadena Playhouse’s artistic director, noted that Eustis represents the second generation of leaders of the “first chapter” of the nonprofit regional theater movement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
It has since released a second generation of its Majorana chip, which it says is 1,000 times more reliable than the previous one.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The first generation included 26 mice, followed by 34 offspring in the second generation and 19 animals in the third generation.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
It represents the second generation of what BYD calls its blade battery, a lighter product that has a blade-like shape and takes up less space than other batteries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
But if they planted seed from that first crop, yields dropped again, since the second generation of corn was not identical to the first.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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