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But despite Cárdenas’ political failures, he remained a respected elder statesman and a central figure on the Mexican left until his death.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The elder Bolsonaro also traveled to Florida on the eve of Lula’s inauguration in December 2022 after losing the election.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
There’s a significant difference, legally and morally, between financial mismanagement and elder financial abuse.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
According to NPR, the elder Evans showed up for jury selection under the name “Hanson,” introducing himself to reporters as a concerned citizen who fixed up old cars for a living.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Therem the younger son; Arek the elder, that brother whose voice he had heard in mine bespeaking him; both dead now.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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That the elders thought the exact same way?
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
“I don’t want to be one of the elders on some panel talking about what I would have, could have, should have done,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026
"If they would like to become one of Jehovah's Witnesses again and would like to speak to the elders, then they're very welcome to do so."
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
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
“Not likely. Make him work—that’s what the elders would say.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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