elderly
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From helping elderly passengers with their bags to “dressing with respect,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is urging fliers to play nice in the skies, hoping to curb a rise in “air rage” in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
The "Great British People" Facebook page, which purports to be from Yorkshire, has had 1.3 million views for its latest video of an elderly white British man crying about his pension.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
While strolling through Central Park in 1987, Honda spotted the artist wandering with no guards and an elderly woman by her side.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The hospital has been testing an AI-based patient-observation system that alerts staff when elderly patients are at risk of falling out of bed, which leads to longer hospital stays.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
One of these was an elderly Austrian lady whom Willem had sent into hiding here.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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Society
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