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middle age

NOUN
middle years
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Finally, well into middle age, I stopped caring about getting married and focused on how good my life as a single woman was.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

He notes that his grudge-holding is unbecoming of a man who’s pushing middle age before going on to attack his longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Honor, approaching middle age, is far from exhausted.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

For some people, it’s a modest home, with a mortgage that’s paid off in early middle age, and a job that brings them satisfaction.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

He was exactly like a man in early middle age, tall, powerful, and commanding.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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