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Boonrawd Brewery said in a statement last week that elder brother Sunit had been sacked and the firm would cooperate with any investigations by authorities.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
“But unlike physical abuse and neglect, financial abuse is more likely to occur with the tacit acknowledgment and consent of the elder person and can be more difficult to detect and establish,” it adds.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Many Muslims - including new migrants, young families and elder generations - live in the area.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
In the settlement, James Murdoch received roughly $1 billion and his elder brother, Lachlan, assumed power over the family’s assets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Poor tyrannical Rachel keeps trying to build a big-sister career upon a slim sixteen-month seniority, insisting that we respect her as our elder.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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