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senior

[seen-yer] / ˈsin jər /




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She’s 17 years my senior, so when they got married, I was a kid — he became my big brother and was a masculine figure in my life and all that.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

He faces open, public insurrection about his judgement from senior figures internally and opprobrium from plenty of others beyond the party.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Marcos Charles, a senior ICE official, also addressed the press conference and said Belgal had "refused lawful orders to exit his vehicle."

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Given the client’s status, which entitled him to lower fees and personalized service, internal Binance investigators who looked into the accounts needed senior approvals to kick him out, internal records showed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

“While you’re gone, the augur is the senior officer. I will be in charge.”

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

"It's definitely a moment in time. The longer the game went on, Jurgen was taking off the seniors and putting another one of the boys on. It was an incredible show of belief," says Inglethorpe.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

If someone wants to remain independent, they need to continue educating themselves about the changing world we live in as seniors.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

She has mostly stuck to promoting her decades-long record on the campaign trail, which has recently focused on increased healthcare access for seniors, workforce development and Social Security benefit increases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026

But he acquitted himself well enough in Lithuania to get back into the good graces of his seniors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

But my pop was talking to these two seniors that said they were interested in maybe joining the army.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña




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