elderly
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He opens “Digger” lounging in a bed soaked with cat pee, tempting an elderly feline named Maggie to lick wet chow from his gnarled pinkie nail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
An evicted elderly disabled woman, who became symbolic of Spain's housing crisis, will be able to return to her home in Madrid, according to her lawyer.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
Early Saturday morning however, he was woken up by a video call from his elderly parents -- who are both deaf -- and rushed back to help.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
I found that the day before I was swapped, he had been convicted and sentenced to 4½ years in prison for defrauding the elderly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Ophie started to ask Aunt Rose what she meant, but then she saw it: the hazy blue outline around the elderly woman’s body.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing elderly
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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Society
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-20
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