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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As for the World Cup, Nielsen wrote that “Hispanic audiences will be the most engaged segment, with 81% of first- and second-generation Hispanic fans planning to engage via mobile and social during the tournament.”
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Zidane, a second-generation Algerian immigrant raised in the concrete high rises of northern Marseille, was the talisman and face of a multi-cultural Les Bleus team that finally delivered the globe's biggest footballing prize.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The second-generation rocket flew five flights, and the first three were largely seen as failures.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
Something similar happened with less efficient S7 chips, which ended up in the second-generation HomePod rather than the Apple Watch for which they were originally designed, these people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
We have second-generation motion detectors; they only trigger if the moving object is large enough to be a human being—which means someone has hopped our fence.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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