elder
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Six of Tamang's relatives - his mother, elder brother and sister-in-law and three of their children - are gone, he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
"It's a little hard to justify," the elder Gao, 76, said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Her parents, Hassan El Khawas and Zeina Alayn, along with her elder sister Sara, died despite the efforts of paramedics at the scene.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Nasarenko said he was the beneficiary of a 2018 law that grants prison inmates who had served 25 years continuously and were over 60 years old an opportunity to seek elder parole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He was stern, as an elder should be, but always welcoming.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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