as in adulthood
the period in a person's life from about age 40 to about age 60
as our generation approaches middle age When he reached middle age, he became suddenly obsessed with reliving his carefree college years.
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Young women can face barriers to promotion because their managers view them as too inexperienced, while those in middle age are often thought of as having too many caregiving responsibilities.
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Morgan Smith, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
Fellow winners Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas have been creating layered portraits of working class people embracing unexpected challenges in middle age.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
To have this kind of friendship in middle age is a real gift.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2024
Weigert’s Teddi is a former touring manager for rock musicians who’s now settled into comfortable middle age in Northern Florida with her wife and a bunch of pets.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
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Morgan Smith, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2024
Fellow winners Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Liza Colón-Zayas have been creating layered portraits of working class people embracing unexpected challenges in middle age.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2024
To have this kind of friendship in middle age is a real gift.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 9 Sep. 2024
Weigert’s Teddi is a former touring manager for rock musicians who’s now settled into comfortable middle age in Northern Florida with her wife and a bunch of pets.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Middle age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle%20age. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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