senior
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Zverev's parents were not there for his previous final at Flushing Meadows, but his father and coach Alexander senior was on the sidelines this time.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The make-or-break senior season of college football’s biggest name was headed for disaster just as it began.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
“If we get a result that is not a hike, I think that just introduces volatility back in,” said Charlie Ripley, senior portfolio manager at Allianz Investment Management.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 13, 2026
Pride and his wife Lisa, a former TV journalist, have two children, a daughter Noelle, 22, who is a senior at Ohio State, and son Colten, 19, a sophomore at Central Florida.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
“I see you’re making good use of that old mower. Which reminds me: Maggie Doyle and I are going to take a pottery class through the senior center this winter.”
From "Lawn Boy" by Gary Paulsen
A little cheer rose for 79-year-old Hwang Sun-hee after she managed to place an online order at a training session in South Korea, which has one of the world's starkest digital divides for seniors.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
“The reality is seniors are retiring and young people are struggling to get jobs. Those two groups don’t get unemployment aid,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Dollywood Foundation has a scholarships programme for high school seniors, which offers $15,000 to five students "who have a dream they wish to pursue".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Voting laws can’t favor seniors, a court says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“Mr. Early, Ms. Blankenship, five-minute bell’s rung. You may be seniors, but you don’t get to be tardy. Move it.”
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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