aging
Example Sentences
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“Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Taylor Frankie Paul was picked to boost an aging reality franchise beset by sagging ratings and declining ad revenue—a decision that blew up in ABC’s face.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In experiments with young mice, they activated a stress signal typically linked to aging.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
This “prime-age” group’s participation rate has held near multidecade highs—evidence that the overall decline in participation is being driven by an aging population cycling out of the workforce rather than discouraged workers giving up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A statement describes it as a side effect of reproductive tract disease, which she had a history of before arriving at the zoo and is common in aging female elephants.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
Around a bend was an aging colonial house, with two peeling white stories and a much-repaired tin roof in every variation of sun-bleached red.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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