- comparative of old.
elder
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There’s a significant difference, legally and morally, between financial mismanagement and elder financial abuse.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
According to NPR, the elder Evans showed up for jury selection under the name “Hanson,” introducing himself to reporters as a concerned citizen who fixed up old cars for a living.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
It is puzzling to me why Maupassant’s elder and mentor, Gustave Flaubert, is the object of so much cultish admiration while the protégé is comparatively neglected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
If you suspect an elderly relative is a victim of elder financial abuse, contact the National Elder Fraud Hotline at 833-372-8311 or legal services and Adult Protective Services.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
One elder stays put, waiting for the others to be out of earshot, and declares, “I would rather die than convert.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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