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The office, a symbolic province of the elderly, has become a particularly exciting backdrop for youthful shenanigans.
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
First responders found the elderly woman dead on the top floor near where the fire broke out.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The declaration called for speeding herd immunity by allowing people at low risk to get infected while protecting those most vulnerable, such as the elderly.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
That means the health care industry is increasingly desperate for workers to care for the elderly.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2025
First responders found the elderly woman dead on the top floor near where the fire broke out.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The declaration called for speeding herd immunity by allowing people at low risk to get infected while protecting those most vulnerable, such as the elderly.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
That means the health care industry is increasingly desperate for workers to care for the elderly.
—Bryan Mena, CNN, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the elderly
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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