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Getting to share the court with his son, whether in regular-season games, practice or now the postseason, is “the best thing that’s ever happened to me in my career,” the elder James said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A wise elder compares Hitler to Captain Ahab in “Moby-Dick,” with Germany as his doomed Pequod.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Born in 1933 into a family of musicians, she began singing as a child alongside her elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, after their father's death.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
The elder statesmen of proto punk isn’t just another act on the Coachella bill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
One morning, soon after their arrival, as she was sitting with her two elder sisters, she said to Elizabeth:
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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