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as in adult
a person of advanced years
in that Asian society elders are accorded great respect
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as in ancestor
one who is older than another
it wouldn't hurt to show a little more respect for your elders
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as in dean
the senior member of a group
as the elder of the contingent of living former presidents, he was accorded a place of highest honor at the ceremonies
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So 2 In the 2010s, Chicago drill-rap pioneer Chief Keef made headlines as a budding hitmaker whose criminal record presented hip-hop elders with a bogeyman to shoulder classic worries about song lyrics inspiring real-world violence.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The communities were hit hard by COVID-19, with devastating impacts on elders.
—Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
As Detroit aims to bolster its reputation for pioneering in urban agriculture, it is anchored by African American elders whose ancestral gardening wisdom birthed and sustained the city’s urban gardens, yet challenged by others who question just how agricultural the city should be.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Eskimo-Aleut is also spoken in the islands off the coast of Siberia, but it is thought that fewer than 200 people in the state still speak the language today, most of them elders, according to native-languages.org.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
The communities were hit hard by COVID-19, with devastating impacts on elders.
—Cheyanne Mumphrey, Sharon Lurye, and Morgan Lee, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
As Detroit aims to bolster its reputation for pioneering in urban agriculture, it is anchored by African American elders whose ancestral gardening wisdom birthed and sustained the city’s urban gardens, yet challenged by others who question just how agricultural the city should be.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Eskimo-Aleut is also spoken in the islands off the coast of Siberia, but it is thought that fewer than 200 people in the state still speak the language today, most of them elders, according to native-languages.org.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Donations of new or gently used coats, hats, scarves, gloves and boots for adults and children age one month to 11 years old are being sought, a news release said.Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 13 Dec. 2024
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From 2011 to 2019, incidence of colon cancer fell by about 1% annually, mainly among older adults.Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
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The Chamber also found reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population.Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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In the aftermath of Washington's firing, an unidentified FEMA employee claimed the directive came from a superior.Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Vallée de Farney is a nature preserve located in the untouched forests of Mauritius—where the founder’s ancestor was exiled during the French Revolution.Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Eisenberg wanted to convey the irony of yearning to connect with your ancestors’ pain while being unwilling to experience — or even confront — any discomfort while doing so.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Hendy Newbill has worked as a teacher, dean and coach and more recently as a senior advisor to McKenna.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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While that’s not unusual for a social media platform’s terms of service, technology companies usually enforce those terms quietly and do not step in to public court battles, said Eric Goldman, an associate dean and professor of tech law at Santa Clara University School of Law.Hadas Gold, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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Folks back in the day had Yoda as their feisty oldster and the kids now have Maz. 36.Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
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The Duke is the true tale of an eccentric oldster who, in 1961, stole a Francisco Goya painting of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London.Dallas News, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2022
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In Season 4, Apple’s sly comic thriller about a motley crew of MI5 rejects who keep finding themselves out in the field—despite their boss’s best intentions—was better than ever, introducing an enigmatic new villain (Hugo Weaving) and bringing River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) into greater focus.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Before approaching your boss, evaluate your contributions objectively: Consider your measurable impact on factors like revenue growth or cost savings.Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Industry veteran Jeremy Gawade will assist on sourcing and structuring deals and provide production advice, while U.S. media exec Gina Marcheschi will provide consultancy services to the venture from across the pond.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
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Black and Hispanic veterans often led the civil rights and social justice movements that continue to evolve to this day.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Dec. 2024
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Something similar happened at the other end of the age spectrum—a geriatric rumble.Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Texas has 333 doctors who specialize in geriatrics to care for the 459,300 people 65 or older who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's in addition to all the other aging conditions.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Elder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elder. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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