ageing
Example Sentences
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The country has four ageing nuclear reactors, including the two at Beznau, which produce around a tenth of Switzerland's electricity demand.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
We also found lower levels of a protein called granzyme B, which rises when the immune system has been working overtime for years – another sign of slower ageing at a cellular level.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
Most job growth in recent years has come in sectors reflecting Japan’s ageing demographic, such as healthcare, medical and welfare.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
It means there is very little to fund service growth to cope with an ageing population and new drugs.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 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
