older

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Nearly a third of those adults were 25 or older.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

Serena Williams has pulled out of her planned Wimbledon doubles appearance with older sister Venus because of a knee injury.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

“Both my parents bowled, and my older brother was supposed to keep an eye on me, but he would tell friends to meet him there to play pinball,” she recalls.

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2026

Laughter, however, is evolutionarily much older than speech and remains common to every living great ape, making it a rare opportunity to study how vocal communication evolved.

From Science Daily • Jul. 2, 2026

They would even almost fight old Storm when he came too close to their circles, though it was very rare for young dogs to attack older, more respected ones.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen