elder statesman
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The elder statesman died peacefully at his home in Leimert Park, his son said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Ridiculous” is C.K.’s way of letting the world know, with put-on humility, that when you brush aside his Teflon-coated fame and elder statesman standing, the 58-year-old star is really just old and exhausted.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
But Nvidia is now in the odd position of having to play elder statesman, if only to temper some of the wilder views about AI.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Howard Wilkinson, now 82 and a long-time elder statesman of the game, was the last Englishman to lift the title with Leeds United in 1991-92, but in the league's previous guise as the First Division.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
I saw my role as am elder statesman who might help them move on to the more inclusive ideas of the Congress Movement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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