statesman
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The veteran linebacker is likely playing in his final NFL season, but he still enjoys leading by example and being an elder statesman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The club have mainly targeted players aged 20 and under from abroad, having already recruited Jaouen, Sean Steur, Bazoumana Toure and Aladji Bamba, so Hornicek will feel like something of an elder statesman in comparison.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“Ridiculous” is C.K.’s way of letting the world know that when you brush aside his Teflon-coated fame and elder statesman standing, the 58-year-old star is really just old and exhausted.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
His image moves Washington from general to statesman, from leader of the army to leader of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the same time, supporters of another Roman statesman named Marcus Lepidus wanted to see their man in power.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
Malick Thiaw was among the elder statesmen as he led Newcastle out as captain on his 25th birthday and this side will certainly need youthful vigour to play Jaissle's intense brand of football.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
And during that time, he grew from wunderkind into one of the game’s elder statesmen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The elder statesmen of proto punk isn’t just another act on the Coachella bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Compare them to the grizzled, huffy statesmen who previously played those roles, especially in the 2002 ITV adaptation.
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
Train after train now entered Chicago bringing statesmen, princes, and tycoons from all over the world.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
