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Adjective
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Recognizing the cultural and historical significance of the songs, Urata traveled throughout Hawaii’s islands recording elderly singers who had toiled on sugar plantations.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025 -
What To Know Between October 2024 and January 2025, at least five elderly victims in Pittsburgh were tricked into handing over large sums of cash.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The College of Cardinals, or the church's most senior officials residing either at the Vatican or spread across the world, gather in Rome to choose the next pope.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The chat also reportedly included two former senior advisers to Hegseth: Dan Caldwell and Darin Selnick.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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Now, the geriatric birds at the New England Aquarium can live out their golden years in peace and comfort on a new, secluded island created specifically for their unique needs.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Us geriatric millennials sure do love our nostalgia.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Centenarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/centenarian. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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