age
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But the wear and tear of old age wouldn’t let us enjoy bliss for too long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
His first loan spell in 2023 at the age of 23 started with a red card in his first game.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said success in this new age is “not a given.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Women tend to live longer than men and age is the biggest risk factor for the fatal disease.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
A couple around my age are lounging on a neon-colored Pendleton blanket, sipping from milkshakes and staring at each other like they’re hypnotized.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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The research, published in Communications Psychology, examined more than 3,700 descriptions of dreams and waking experiences from 287 people between the ages of 18 and 70.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
Nearly 40 million Americans of all ages get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to help them buy groceries.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Many cases involve children or young adults — 27 cases involved those ages 5 to 19, and 15 cases involved children under 5 years old, according to the California Department of Public Health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Listing the exact ages of the victims, the police said the children were aged three, six, six, eight and 15.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
It seemed like they’d been sailing for ages.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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It is the leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 49, government figures show.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
In six months from last summer through to January 2026, Liverpool agreed deals for five centre-backs who were aged 20 or under at the time - Leoni, Ndiaye, Ndukwe, Noah Adekoya and Jacquet.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
An estimated 7.4 million people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Anybody aged 12 and over can apply for the series, although those aged under 18 attending open auditions must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
“Well aged parent,” said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, “how am you?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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The exodus and the ageing of the ethnic Slavic population -- many descendants of people forcibly resettled there in the Soviet era -- and the lack of economic prospects are all driving the internal migration.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
But an ageing population poses challenges for society and the EU economy.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Many of Japan’s economic problems result from its demographic challenge: an ageing and shrinking population that has created labor shortages.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The UK is facing similar issues to many of its peers; an ageing population, cost of living pressures and a growing burden of mental health problems.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
They were both old and round, and they lived in their flat with a number of ageing Highland terriers who had names like Hamish and Andrew and Jock.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
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And it prepares us for the march of aging that none of us can escape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Finding the right balance between supporting family caregivers and keeping costs under control will be a continuing struggle as the U.S. grapples with the need for care for aging baby boomers.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Their societies are aging quickly—but without the pension systems and personal savings that sustain older people in most developed countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Many people expect memory to fade as a normal part of aging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
“There are three things I never could understand,” the aging patriarch once confessed.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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