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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As a favorite hangout for retired and mainly boomer and Gen X workers from the planemaker’s nearby Everett plant, the place is a fount for up close and personal accounts of a once-fabled culture’s decline from the people who’ve lived it.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The old work model is disappearing for boomers, Gen Xers
What are the retirement strategies for Gen X?
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 23 June 2024
The future of health care: flexibility, work-life balance and better financial incentives
Baby boomers once dominated the workforce, and with that came a boomer's world.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
And as the show establishes, Deborah Vance has always been a boomer (derogatory).
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
The old work model is disappearing for boomers, Gen Xers
What are the retirement strategies for Gen X?
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 23 June 2024
The future of health care: flexibility, work-life balance and better financial incentives
Baby boomers once dominated the workforce, and with that came a boomer's world.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
And as the show establishes, Deborah Vance has always been a boomer (derogatory).
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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