elders
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Duwai approached village elders with a proposal to protect part of their fishing grounds, originally a 30-by-40-metre area within the reef.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
It’s important that party elders call out bigotry wherever it emerges, including within their ranks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The church’s money was handled by a finance team and overseen by its elders and deacons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
They interviewed local people, including wildlife scouts and community elders.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
She was dazed by all the illness around her, and by her elders shouting at each other.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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