elder
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As part of drafting his 2017 memoir Promise Me, Dad, Biden spoke with co-writer Mark Zwonitzer about events surrounding the death of his elder son Beau in 2015.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Boonrawd Brewery said in a statement last week that elder brother Sunit had been sacked and the firm would cooperate with any investigations by authorities.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
In the settlement, James Murdoch received roughly $1 billion and his elder brother, Lachlan, assumed power over the family’s assets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I was wondering how to financially prepare for elder pet care.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
I glanced at the man sitting across the carpet from Samir—an elder from the East, with a mustache as thin as a razor and the self-satisfied look of an educated man.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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