ageing
Example Sentences
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"A key reason for the high proportion of older workers in Germany is that the population is increasingly ageing," said Destatis in a statement.
From Barron's
As part of the rollout of new trains on the Tyne and Wear Metro ageing trains are being replaced with 46 new ones, at a cost of £362m.
From BBC
Complicating the challenges are demographic trends, with a shrinking and ageing population weakening the outlook for a future spending boom.
From Barron's
Like much of Europe, it has a rapidly ageing population, compounded by long-running brain drain as many working-age citizens have left to seek opportunities abroad.
A further factor that limited car production last year was the earlier decision by Nissan and JLR to end production of ageing models while preparing their factories to produce a new generation of electric vehicles.
From BBC
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