The phrase means that something has a greater level or degree of something than what was experienced by people in past generations.
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The ride quality is noticeably
better than that of previous generation MINIs, but the car doesn't have the sophisticated balance of bump - soaking comfort and handling feel that, say, a Ford Fiesta has.
The historic fact remains, and we in the twentieth century, with a conception of God infinitely
greater than that of any previous generation, may have to short - circuit the centuries and let the startling truth break over us afresh — that we live on a visited planet.
While millennials in the U.S. have attended more years of school than previous generations, their skills in literacy, numeracy, and problem solving are
lower than those of previous generations and of their peers in other nations.