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[eyj] / eɪdʒ /




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But the wear and tear of old age wouldn’t let us enjoy bliss for too long.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

His first loan spell in 2023 at the age of 23 started with a red card in his first game.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has said success in this new age is “not a given.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Women tend to live longer than men and age is the biggest risk factor for the fatal disease.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

A couple around my age are lounging on a neon-colored Pendleton blanket, sipping from milkshakes and staring at each other like they’re hypnotized.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The research, published in Communications Psychology, examined more than 3,700 descriptions of dreams and waking experiences from 287 people between the ages of 18 and 70.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

Nearly 40 million Americans of all ages get Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to help them buy groceries.

From Salon Jul. 26, 2026

Many cases involve children or young adults — 27 cases involved those ages 5 to 19, and 15 cases involved children under 5 years old, according to the California Department of Public Health.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Listing the exact ages of the victims, the police said the children were aged three, six, six, eight and 15.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

It seemed like they’d been sailing for ages.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

It is the leading cause of death among people aged 10 to 49, government figures show.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

In six months from last summer through to January 2026, Liverpool agreed deals for five centre-backs who were aged 20 or under at the time - Leoni, Ndiaye, Ndukwe, Noah Adekoya and Jacquet.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

An estimated 7.4 million people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Anybody aged 12 and over can apply for the series, although those aged under 18 attending open auditions must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“Well aged parent,” said Wemmick, shaking hands with him in a cordial and jocose way, “how am you?”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

The exodus and the ageing of the ethnic Slavic population -- many descendants of people forcibly resettled there in the Soviet era -- and the lack of economic prospects are all driving the internal migration.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

But an ageing population poses challenges for society and the EU economy.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

Many of Japan’s economic problems result from its demographic challenge: an ageing and shrinking population that has created labor shortages.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

The UK is facing similar issues to many of its peers; an ageing population, cost of living pressures and a growing burden of mental health problems.

From BBC Jul. 12, 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

And it prepares us for the march of aging that none of us can escape.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Finding the right balance between supporting family caregivers and keeping costs under control will be a continuing struggle as the U.S. grapples with the need for care for aging baby boomers.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Their societies are aging quickly—but without the pension systems and personal savings that sustain older people in most developed countries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

Many people expect memory to fade as a normal part of aging.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

“There are three things I never could understand,” the aging patriarch once confessed.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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