1
: one that booms
2
: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area
3
: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)
4
: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer
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For example, 94% of GenZ men claim that personal well-being is important versus just 75% of boomers.
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Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
While 35 percent of individuals born between 1997 and 2006 wash twice a day, only 9 percent of boomers maintain this frequency.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Also this: Only 63% of boomers even like it when their favorite artists release new music.
—David Rowell, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Vintage Campus boots are still floating around in the backs of boomers’ and Gen Xers’ closets, and that’s a major part of the style’s appeal.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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Lindsay Kohler, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
While 35 percent of individuals born between 1997 and 2006 wash twice a day, only 9 percent of boomers maintain this frequency.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Also this: Only 63% of boomers even like it when their favorite artists release new music.
—David Rowell, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Vintage Campus boots are still floating around in the backs of boomers’ and Gen Xers’ closets, and that’s a major part of the style’s appeal.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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