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elderly person







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"Our vision is that no elderly person in Kerala should feel invisible or abandoned, regardless of where their children live."

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

I say that on behalf of your aunt, but also for every other vulnerable elderly person who could do with a nephew like you.

From MarketWatch Mar. 19, 2026

By 2023, spending on each elderly person had risen 19% after inflation; on each child, just 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 18, 2026

An elderly person also died when a tree fell on them amid downpours earlier in the week, the agency said.

From Barron's Oct. 25, 2025

“Okay. I’m gonna say this one last time. I am just a kidhe said slowly, as if talking to an elderly person or a small child. “

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley




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