elderly
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Early Saturday morning however, he was woken up by a video call from his elderly parents -- who are both deaf -- and rushed back to help.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
The other two people killed were an elderly British man and his Greek wife who lived on the second storey of the three-storey building, Greece's state broadcaster ERT reported.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
During that appeal last year, experts for Norris argued that the symptoms seen in several of the patients could occur naturally in elderly, frail people.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
It’s hard to raise the subject of bad actors and scammers without the elderly parent or grandparent feeling like they are in some way easily manipulated.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
She slept heavily, and when she did wake, it was only to have a dreamy chat with Ophie that the elderly woman would likely not recall later.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Vocabulary lists containing elderly
Ancient Wisdom: Synonyms for "Old"
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"The Ugly One," Vocabulary from Chapters 16-20
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