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was doddering down the walk outside the nursing home
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Recent Examples of doddering
Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
In July, Harris was an awkward but loyal soldier in a doddering administration.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
While Biden has been vulnerable to right-wing online trolls who portrayed him as doddering and confused, recent attempts to troll and negatively meme Harris have backfired, Miller said.
—Neenma Ebeledike, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
No more doddering lawmakers, no more former presidents gone gray, and — for the love of God — no more Kennedys.
—Matt Bai, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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His Dragon capsule will retrieve astronauts stranded on the International Space Station by his doddering space competitor, Boeing, NASA announced in August.
—Daniel Vergano, Scientific American, 13 Sep. 2024
In July, Harris was an awkward but loyal soldier in a doddering administration.
—Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
While Biden has been vulnerable to right-wing online trolls who portrayed him as doddering and confused, recent attempts to troll and negatively meme Harris have backfired, Miller said.
—Neenma Ebeledike, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2024
No more doddering lawmakers, no more former presidents gone gray, and — for the love of God — no more Kennedys.
—Matt Bai, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
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Back on the domestic front, Jeanine has reason to believe that her husband, Paul (Mark O’Brien), is having an affair with her senile mother’s caregiver.Michael Rechtshaffen, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2023
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In one story, Earn’s seemingly routine trip to church with Gloria, Jeanie, and his senile grandfather (Bob Banks) goes pear-shaped when Gloria abruptly drives off with her dad, leaving behind Earn and a bewildered Jeanie, who has recently been their father’s caretaker.Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022
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However, for those who are very young, elderly or have health problems, the temperature shouldn't dip below 68 degrees, WHO adds.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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And This Guy was in jail, having pleaded guilty to assault with serious bodily injury as well as neglect of an elderly or disabled person.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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His task is to get contracts signed for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion by the mysterious Count Orlok.David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
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Many have sought shelter in Yarmouk sports stadium in Gaza City, where decrepit tents made of white cloth turned brown on Sunday following an evening of heavy rain.Abeer Salman, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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The age this particular persona is supposed to represent remains ambiguous in the scene, but the Jackal uses a cane and maintains a sense of frailty in his body, both of which contribute to another visual iteration of geriatric Redmayne.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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According to a statement from the zoo, 55-year-old Patti — who was considered geriatric compared to the 36.7-year median life expectancy of hippos living in human care — was reluctant to move out of her pool on Saturday, Nov. 9, and appeared lethargic.Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
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In addition, both received the Order of the British Empire in different years (2003 and 2017, respectively), and some tabloid media are shuffling the possibility of their knighthood.Nuria Luis, Glamour, 4 Dec. 2024
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James has been shuffling between the Lakers and the G League as Los Angeles tries to work out a plan to give him time for development.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 24 Nov. 2024
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While most companies claim to be customer centric, few practice discipline around weaving customer centricity into the fabric of the organization.Camille Nicita, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Masterfully weaving all these strands together, Kushner has crafted another fine and engrossing piece of journalism.Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
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Most recently, he executive produced and stars in an untitled series for Apple that centers on his Pryce Cahill, an over-the-hill ex-pro golfer who hedges his bets on a troubled 17-year-old golf phenom played by Peter Dager.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2024
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Greer will play Amber-Linn, the ex-wife of Wilson’s over-the-hill, ex-pro golfer, Pryce Cahill.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2024
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Theresa May and her spavined colleagues would be responsible for that distrust, but life is unfair and Boris would carry the can.John O'Sullivan, National Review, 9 July 2019
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The series took a chunk out of both the recklessness of the Texas state government and out of the spavined state of the EPA and OSHA even under President Obama, the latter problems having gotten worse under the current administration.Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2017
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“Doddering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doddering. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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