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Adjective
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Charges have been filed against an Oklahoma woman who is being accused of laundering nearly $1.5 million in funds obtained through online romance scams, targeting elderly women.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025 -
What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The geriatric birds can still see and hear their younger counterparts—the retirement island is cordoned off from the aquarium’s three other islands by a mesh gate in the water.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the geriatric animals here get an extra dose of TLC.—
Brooke Holder,
The Christian Science Monitor,
21 Mar. 2025
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Nolan Hout is senior vice president of growth at Infopro Learning.—
Nolan Hout,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Yet, when the team needed a goal, Caruso delivered, mostly to the head of senior teammate Samantha Villaverde off corner kicks and set pieces.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Mar. 2025
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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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“Octogenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/octogenarian. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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