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Its central focus is the elderly wrestler/wrestling trainer Moju (Nasir Uddin Khan), an aging fisherman whose frustrations with his lack of recent catch lead him to challenge local champion Dofor (AKM Itmam).
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Cops said the assailant walked up to the elderly man about 12:14 p.m. at the 34th Street Herald Square station on the northbound F line platform, pushed the victim onto the tracks and bolted from the station.
—Cathy Burke, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
China's one child policy, which has now been reversed, will result in the country's demographics favoring the elderly in 2100, when the largest age group will be 75-79-year-olds, it is predicted.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Jaylen Mosley, 19, who has warrants out for his arrest in Harris County, Texas, is accused of shooting and killing the elderly man Saturday night while attempting to steal his car, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
Cops said the assailant walked up to the elderly man about 12:14 p.m. at the 34th Street Herald Square station on the northbound F line platform, pushed the victim onto the tracks and bolted from the station.
—Cathy Burke, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
China's one child policy, which has now been reversed, will result in the country's demographics favoring the elderly in 2100, when the largest age group will be 75-79-year-olds, it is predicted.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Jaylen Mosley, 19, who has warrants out for his arrest in Harris County, Texas, is accused of shooting and killing the elderly man Saturday night while attempting to steal his car, Fox 5 Atlanta reported.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 2 Dec. 2024
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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