ageing

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Singapore’s healthcare sector continues to be supported by structural tailwinds such as an ageing population, although rising costs remain key to watch, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There's a rural, ageing population here that is struggling.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The UN has warned Cuba faces "dire" supply shortages, with more than 50,000 surgeries cancelled in Cuba as fuel supply constraints and ageing infrastructure have caused multiple nationwide blackouts.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Replacing the ageing Shenzhou, it will carry astronauts into lunar orbit.

From Barron's • Mar. 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