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elderly person







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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

The found that a brand could risk seeming like a bully if it appropriated a comment from someone who seems vulnerable, like an elderly person.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

It sounds like the parting letter of an elderly person on their death bed, reflecting on a happy life well lived.

From BBC Nov. 19, 2025

Disaster official Danilo Atienza said an elderly person had also died by drowning in southern Leyte province.

From Barron's Nov. 4, 2025

You see an elderly person you want to congratulate them on their longevity, ask the secret of survival.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins




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