ageing

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The tumult has been partly hidden because there has been a significant drop in labor supply, driven by Trump's deportation drive and an ageing population.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

"We recognise we have an ageing population and agree the current system is broken, but we are not into performative cruelty."

From BBC • May 4, 2026

"Most of the big problems we have in this country at the moment are long-term problems," Sir John said, warning that leaders were avoiding action on an ageing population, the costs of healthcare, and pensions.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

In December, a House of Lords report found that young people would be hardest hit by the failure of successive governments to adapt to challenges posed by an ageing population.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman