elder
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She plays Elinor, the rational elder sister in Sense and Sensibility, opposite the younger, more romantic sister Marianne.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Federal and local law enforcement have worked for more than six months to locate the elder Guthrie, without success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“Coltrane: The Definitive Visual Celebration of the Legend” also includes seven short essays, representing diverse responses to the elder Coltrane’s music and personality.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The retirement myth of endless golf games or fishing trips melting into decades of elder bliss has been crumbling for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“And on you too today, is it not so? I saw you making leaves there like some elder craftsman. And by the Hidden One, the master himself could have done no better.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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