elderly
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Hall, who was born in Texas and raised in Chicago, is best known to film fans for portraying scene-stealing, elderly types.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
"Working, bringing up children, looking after elderly parents or supporting other family members often from large families means their own physical and mental health is often the last thing they prioritise," she said.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
Last year, she made her directorial debut with “Eleanor the Great,” about an elderly woman who begins passing off her late friend’s Holocaust survival story as her own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026
An elderly man turned and smiled at me.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Neither of them relished the idea of telling elderly, kindhearted Gallup that her decades of effort were pointless.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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