elder
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The elder Gonzalez is a native of Venezuela who works at the Florida-based law firm Shahady & Wurtenberger, where he specializes in international cases, according to his biography on the law firm’s website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
A local elder says that child mortality, mainly due to malnutrition, has "really gone up" in the last two years.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
But Mozart’s genius obliterates Salieri’s limited talent so utterly that the elder musician is bewitched by it.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
He had left Europe shortly after the outbreak of war, having recently buried his wife, his elder daughter and his mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The elder Rosen said, “She’s not an android.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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