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elder

adjective as in born earlier

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noun as in older person

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Gretzky had scored at a devastating clip for an absurdly long time—20 NHL seasons that saw him turn from a wiry 18-year-old into the league’s elder statesman.

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These elder entrepreneurs share many motives with younger counterparts.

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Along with many party elders, the bureaucracy likes its prime ministers weak and conformist.

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Happ, an elder at the Servants of Christ Church in Memphis, started to sweat.

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Plus, it has the added benefit of reducing a little wear on the elder sibling.

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