middle age

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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

Now ages 45 to 61, members of the generation early on saw the dot-com bubble burst and then were hit by the 2007-09 recession as they approached middle age.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Yet if the album is rooted in the creative awakenings of George’s youth, it’s also the 51-year-old’s way of embracing middle age.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 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 is of middle age, cloaked in excremental mud, crabbing slowly along the knife tip of a cliff, his thin hair uncombed and hanging wet across his face.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs