elder
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To choose the name, the researchers worked with Jarloo Kiguktak, an Inuit Elder and former mayor of Grise Fiord, the northernmost Inuit community in Canada.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
The National Center on Elder Abuse — a government agency affiliated with the U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
Roughly 36% of Whitehaven’s revenue comes from thermal-coal exports, says Elder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
Joanne Elder, a member of the Riverside-Massereene Street Residents' Association, has been living in the area since 2006.
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026
“So, then...about Loo. I decided you can have him. You can be Elder now. It’s okay with me. I’ll just keep Ess.”
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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