elder
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And on top of that: fishing, boating, mineral extraction, and protection from underground toxins that could blanket Utah’s most heavily populated area and drive everyone away—not just from Box Elder, but from the state altogether.
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
The oldest of the old truths comes from the Prussian military strategist Helmuth von Moltke the Elder: "no plan survives first contact with the enemy."
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
To choose the name, the researchers worked with Jarloo Kiguktak, an Inuit Elder and former mayor of Grise Fiord, the northernmost Inuit community in Canada.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The National Center on Elder Abuse — a government agency affiliated with the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Now forced to accept that the Elder Wand was real, she maintained that it was an evil object, and that the way Voldemort had taken possession of it was repellent, not to be considered.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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