elderly
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"We need to get people to their pharmacies and hospitals: children and the elderly, everyone who has stayed here, everyone who still lives here," said municipal driver Maksym Dyak.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Presidential health has come under enhanced scrutiny as Americans have selected elderly leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
LASD’s search and rescue team was dispatched to help the elderly woman evacuate, but the agency didn’t issue or appear to push for any wider alerts for her neighbors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
My elderly neighbor and friend of 5 years left me her $1 million home.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
The elderly woman who’d emmigrated from Nicaragua years ago had been their neighbor for as long as Natalie could remember.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
Vocabulary lists containing elderly
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-20
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