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We are steeped in a culture of youth, with a global anti-aging products industry worth billions of dollars, and even women in their twenties using Botox.
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Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Or will that interim generation of players in their late twenties essentially get skipped for a newer generation, such as Mandy Haught or Shelby Hogan – or even a young Teagan Wy?
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Having spent much of her twenties in London, and the past year traveling across multiple countries with stop-offs back home, McGowan is now in Scotland—and her dog's reaction says it all.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The symphony premièred two hundred years ago in Vienna, when Beethoven’s deafness, which began in his late twenties, had become severe.
—The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ashley Milne-Tyte, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
Or will that interim generation of players in their late twenties essentially get skipped for a newer generation, such as Mandy Haught or Shelby Hogan – or even a young Teagan Wy?
—Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Having spent much of her twenties in London, and the past year traveling across multiple countries with stop-offs back home, McGowan is now in Scotland—and her dog's reaction says it all.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The symphony premièred two hundred years ago in Vienna, when Beethoven’s deafness, which began in his late twenties, had become severe.
—The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Across from me was Jack, a vegan chef in his fifties from California who lived in Zurich.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 3 Dec. 2024
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Remy’s other best buddy is Armand, who is in his fifties.Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Fanned by unusually powerful Santa Ana winds, the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire grew exponentially in size between Tuesday and Wednesday, engulfing tens of thousands of acres and either destroying or seriously damaging pockets of Los Angeles along the way.Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2025
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The city is set to host six matches – a massive event that will draw tens of thousands of spectators from around the world.Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 Jan. 2025
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That in mind, Sony and co-financier Macro Film Studios kept costs low on this one with a $14 million production budget.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
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As far as live service games go, this one looks like a premium game.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Has the number two been popping up frequently in your life, from seeing 2:22 on a clock to noticing repeating twos on invoices?Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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People talk about the terrible twos, but she’s found her foothold in that kind of behavior, and there’s just no reasoning with her.Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
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The intrigue: Both Raleigh and Durham had similar listening habits, with nearly identical top fives — though Durham left a spot for Ye, the controversial rapper and producer formerly known as Kanye West, and Raleigh preferred Morgan Wallen.Zachery Eanes, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
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This chart week is just beginning, so Carpenter will claim her three top fives for the next few days.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
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As the hundreds of videos on TikTok and Instagram prove, the decision to add bangs to a look is not one that is taken lightly, but there are times that warrant the risky change, and her engagement to actor Tom Holland is definitely one of them.Michel Mejía, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2025
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Piper has gone through hundreds of different medical surgeries since she was attacked, in an incident orchestrated by her ex-boyfriend in 2008.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/twenty. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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