elders
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Duwai approached village elders with a proposal to protect part of their fishing grounds, originally a 30-by-40-metre area within the reef.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Party elders once settled on state governors and army generals as presidential nominees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
If the elders have resources and are confident younger ones can cooperate, a family loan could make homeownership possible while providing the elders with a useful income stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The deceased were identified as elders from the First Nation, local media report.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
The first step for any group of young men is to ask for circumcision from the elders in the community.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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