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On 11 July, 2021, Messi - at the age of 34 - won his first senior international trophy as Argentina beat Brazil 1-0 in the Copa America final at the Maracana.
From BBC â Aug. 12, 2026
Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced rule changes Wednesday excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition and increasing the mininum age of competitors.
From Barron's â Aug. 12, 2026
As more Americans reach retirement age, these products should see plenty of growth, ETF experts told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch â Aug. 12, 2026
The former Chinese premier, who died Wednesday at age 97, tried to keep the country on a path of market reform.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 12, 2026
One editor described Kate as “twelve years of age and evidently has no more conception of the rapping than a canary bird.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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“Jackie and Shadow were a love story for the ages and gave us both hope during very tumultuous times,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 11, 2026
But these narratives tell you nothing more than that Wall Street’s brokers were exposed at impressionable ages to the Goldilocks fairy tale.
From MarketWatch â Aug. 11, 2026
According to research published earlier this year, “excess deaths” have surged among people between the ages of 25 and 44 when compared to mortality trends of young people from the early 2000s.
From Salon â Aug. 11, 2026
A council spokesperson said new equipment suitable for ages 0-14 had been installed in recent weeks including new swings, slides, climbing frames, accessible and inclusive equipment and sensory panels.
From BBC â Aug. 10, 2026
The boys, ages ten to fourteen, pushed streetcars into place, blocking the Maximilian Bridge.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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The girls, aged 11 and 12, had last been seen in the Newbold area of Rugby during the early hours on Sunday before they were found on Tuesday, Warwickshire Police said.
From BBC â Aug. 12, 2026
Former Toyota head Hiroshi Okuda, credited with championing the pioneering Prius hybrid and turning the Japanese automaker into a global titan, has died aged 93, the firm said Wednesday.
From Barron's â Aug. 12, 2026
Seven people in Okinawa suffered minor injuries, including a man aged over 100 who was blown over by gusts, fell on the ground and hit his head, according to the island's government.
From Barron's â Aug. 9, 2026
The force said seven men aged 31, 39, 40, 45, 59, 61, and 73 had been arrested in connection to "disorder" and all seven remained in police custody.
From BBC â Aug. 8, 2026
There's a shaft of morning light from the window, and I collapse into Ruth's old cracked and chafed leather chair, which is prematurely aged the same as we all were in the camps.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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"Sanctions are being circumvented using ageing and poorly maintained tankers, putting coastlines and marine ecosystems at risk," she said.
From Barron's â Aug. 6, 2026
The government's pragmatic: Spain is ageing and needs workers.
From BBC â Aug. 2, 2026
Due to his ageing fabric, he now usually appears tethered rather than taking to the skies.
From BBC â Jul. 27, 2026
The danger with ageing fighters is chasing one more night.
From BBC â Jul. 26, 2026
They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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The chain had been struggling for years with declining traffic and an aging clientele, and Masino gave herself three years to implement a turnaround strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal â Aug. 12, 2026
Half a lifetime ago, Hunt was a die-hard Chicago Bears fan working in residence with an improv group at a small, aging theater in Amsterdam when he got swept up in Dutch soccer culture.
From Los Angeles Times â Aug. 9, 2026
Across many kinds of brain cells, aging was also associated with widespread and coordinated changes in the genome's physical organization.
From Science Daily â Aug. 7, 2026
The health care sector has buoyed the US labor market over the last year, with more Americans aging and requiring medical assistance.
From Barron's â Aug. 7, 2026
The siding was, for some reason, the color of aging bananas.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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