elderly
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A warning alert sounded, but the elderly woman was "too old to run", he said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Moustapha told the BBC that his wife had travelled to Egypt to look after her elderly, sick mother, who had been undertaking 18-hour round-trips to take food to el-Shazly's two brothers in detention.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
An aging population needs more doctors, nurses and aides to care for the elderly.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
“When safe cycling infrastructure goes in, then you see a lot more women, a lot more marginalized communities, also children, elderly people, people with disabilities,” Roach said.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
And now her family was on this gigantic ship, going across the ocean to live with her father’s elderly parents in Japan.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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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