Our favorite sentences of 2025

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Gen Z may be the most rejected generation in human history.

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There's nothing like a perfect sentence to take the reader by the scruff of their neck and shake them awake. On Business Insider's Discourse team this year, we wrote thousands of sentences to illuminate the urgent and the fascinating in business and tech.

I stopped dyeing my hair and was suddenly treated differently. One recruiter told me I was too mature for a role.

Tech Insider : Business
Jillian Bowman smiling
Jillian Bowman said she started letting her hair go natural during the pandemic, and noticed an overnight change in how she was treated.

Jillian Bowman

An 'explosion' of solo-agers are struggling with rising costs and little support: 'I'm flying without a net'

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A healthcare worker helps an elderly woman walk using a rollator. Indoors, home setting.

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It's not just boomers — millennials also have a serious stuff problem

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Baby boomer surrounded by piles of toys, clothing, memorabilia, and keepsakes.

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Millennials are richer than their boomer parents. Here's why they love to complain anyway.

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A dark rain cloud raining money on a young Gen Z person

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Baby boomers have turned into Generation Can't-Let-Go

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An individual looking at someone else sitting on top of a pile of cash and sitting on a golden chair

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I'm a Gen X job seeker who's afraid my gray hair is turning employers away — but I refuse to dye it

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Elizabeth Davis smiling
Elizabeth Davis said she considered borrowing a friend's wig.

Elizabeth Davis

The world's richest people now control nearly $60 trillion — here's how they're investing their fortunes

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Crowds walk through Midtown Manhattan on October 16, 2025.
The world's ultra-rich now control nearly $60 trillion, and younger generations are transforming how it's invested, per Altrata's data.

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Ghosting is on the rise. For Gen X job seekers, it can hit especially hard.

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Collage of a Gen Xer and job imagery
Ghosting is just one of the challenges Gen X job seekers are facing.

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I've been job searching for over 2 years while raising a child. Here's why I still turned down an offer.

Tech Insider : Business
Julie Jordan-Wade selfie
Julie Jordan-Wade said she can barely afford anything after being out of work for two years.

Julie Jordan-Wade

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