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The elder Cannon covered Reagan’s two-term presidency in the 1980s, but his relationship with the enigmatic Republican leader went back to the 1960s, when Reagan moved from acting to politics.
From Los Angeles Times
Overlooking David’s many strapping older brothers, the wise elder anoints the astonished kid as the next king, but cautions him that the ceremony must be kept secret.
The elder Reiner shot to stardom playing an outspoken liberal son-in-law on television’s “All in the Family.”
In shades of today’s generational divide on college campuses, the younger Na’vi have an ethical disagreement with their elders about their rejection of an outcast whale, Payakan, who speaks in comically solemn subtitles.
From Los Angeles Times
Later, he became the executor of my cousin’s estate and continued living in the home with the three boys — my cousin’s elder son, his own son and the son they had together.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
