ageing

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"I also suspect factors such as abandoned farmland and unused land due to depopulation and an ageing population have an impact," he said.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Diplomatically isolated and under biting sanctions over its nuclear and weapons programmes, North Korea has an ageing manufacturing base which analysts doubt has the ability to make high-quality consumer technology.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

"We recognise we have an ageing population and agree the current system is broken, but we are not into performative cruelty."

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Prime Minister Bart De Wever said the deal would involve "a full takeover" of the nuclear fleet, including Belgium's seven ageing nuclear reactors.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.

From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman