elder

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In mid-2015, Flores’s other nephews, Efraín Campo and Franqui Flores, then 28 and 30, made a play to join their elder cousin in the big-money league.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Is the respect of a Kenny G or a Michael McDonald or a Kenny Loggins — of an elder, let’s say — is that important to you?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I have a meeting scheduled with an elder attorney and am in touch with the bank.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

"With the crisis of 2001, all hell broke loose," says Ardo Wada Waziri, a Fulani elder who has worked for peace for years.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The youngest child to the oldest, grumpiest elder would come daily just to see it.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin