of advanced age/years

idiom

: having lived for many years : old
a woman of advanced age/years

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This new move by Harris is a stark illustration of how the political baggage of advanced age has flipped. Fritz Farrow, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2024 And older voters, who often prefer older candidates, are much more likely to donate, Chappell said, giving leaders of advanced age a leg up in elections. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 27 July 2024 Paxlovid has been found to be useful, but only for a select group: those who are unvaccinated and those at high risk for severe disease because of advanced age or health conditions. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 The Democrats, members of a party that pays close attention to identity politics, have overwhelming control of the board that elected two white men of advanced age to run the agency. Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 13 Jan. 2024 For a high proportion of people, especially those of advanced age, immunocompromised or with coexisting conditions, getting COVID is nothing close to a straightforward respiratory infection. Eric J. Topol, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2024 On top of the bogus, politicized charges, China is keeping a man of advanced age in solitary confinement. The Editors, National Review, 19 Dec. 2023 The purpose is to learn whether - and how - physical activity in grandparents increases and then design a national campaign to help adults of advanced age maintain and improve health. Bob Brody, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Aug. 2023 In the Americas, one of the privileges of advanced age is getting the benefit of the doubt at security checkpoints. Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022

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