This geopolitical specification of the millennium—this identification of the New Jerusalem with a particular place and people—was rare, even in a time of millennial fervor. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
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: of, relating to , or belonging to the generation of people born in the 1980s or 1990s : of or relating to millennials
More than 60% of millennial voters support the birth control mandate. Katie McDonough
: a person born in the 1980s or 1990s—usually plural
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Glossier, which launched in 2014 as an outgrowth of the Into the Gloss beauty website, rode the wave of minimalistic makeup, popular with Gen Z and millennial consumers, to a $1.8 billion valuation in 2021. Charity L. Scott, WSJ, 26 July 2022 All of which made Olivia Newton-John’s recent death that much harder for her millennial fans. Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2022 Alabama was fifth among millennial fans, third for Gen X fans and fourth among baby boomers. Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 29 July 2022 David Chau, a 37-year-old Shanghai collector and founder of that city’s Art021 fair, is arguably an elder statesman of the millennial set. Kelly Crow, WSJ, 6 May 2022 Within two years the social media star went from posting her first video in her studio apartment in Los Angeles to becoming an advice guru for the millennial set with 1.5 million fans. Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 9 Mar. 2022 The show especially spoke to millennial hip-hop fans, who were thrilled by the legendary rappers.NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022 The focus for Heir is on young stars like Lonzo Ball who appeal to Gen Z and millennial fans, according to Smith. Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Dec. 2021 But a cursory glance at the hashtag shows more ostensibly millennial Eminem fans defending the rapper than teens and twenty-somethings leading a cancel crusade. Bryan Rolli, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2021
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As a millennial, the draw for me is the ability to put something totally random and irreverent onto something that is typically used by the upper class as a status symbol. Allison Duncan, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2022 And a lot of new startups are striving to monetize one (or all of the above) in a unique way that will especially appeal to millennial and Generation Z consumers. Rachel King, Fortune, 26 June 2022 Like the Instagram account of their in-laws, the Cambridges, Sussex Royal functioned more as a PR newsletter than the kind of personal scrapbook a millennial like Meghan is used to. Sam Reed, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2022 Sort Of, the CBC and HBO Max comedy created by Bilal Baig and Fab Filippo and starring Baig as a non-binary millennial who straddles various identities among friends and family in Toronto. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Aug. 2022 Egyptian American millennial Ramy, who’s played by comedian and show co-creator Ramy Youssef, is an Allah-fearing Arab, but not the sort viewers are used to seeing on their screens. Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 Stevens, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama's auto task force that rescued General Motors and what was then Chrysler in 2009, is a wonky millennial. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug. 2022 Indeed’s AnnElizabeth Konkel, a creative and curious labor market economist and honest-to-goodness millennial, immediately pointed to education as the cause. Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 22 July 2022 Stern, 40, was the first millennial elected to the state Senate in 2016, representing Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, Simi Valley and western parts of the San Fernando Valley.Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022 See More