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In an interview, Shannon’s father, Marvin Kelsey, a 65-year-old retired construction worker, acknowledged his son ran with a rough crowd, but blamed their environment for the violence.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025 -
President Trump had golf legend Gary Player on his mind Tuesday, following reports that the 89-year-old retired athlete hit the links in Scotland this week.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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Why 'Shrinking' Is a Parents-Only Watch The themes, relationships, and conversations in this show are primarily adult in nature.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
27 Feb. 2025
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The next decades will witness, for the first time, the full impact of one-child families on adult Chinese society.—
Henry A. Kissinger,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2012
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Most of us travelling correspondents were youngish reporters from oldish outlets, wearing blue button-downs and carrying notebooks in the back pockets of our Bonobos.—
Andrew Marantz,
The New Yorker,
17 Mar. 2025
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Almost all were sort of oldish homes; this wasn’t an area with huge three-plus million dollar house.—
Ali MacGraw,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Jan. 2025
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Fixing something old — a battered toy, a superannuated radio, a rickety house — is an act of love and a gesture of faith.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
26 Sep. 2024
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But remember this is a superannuated, octogenarian leader who has just endured years of popular unrest and rising conflict with Israel, and 24 hours ago saw a surprisingly moderate president, Masoud Pezeshkian, get sworn in.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
31 July 2024
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States and food pantries cannot cover food for needy elderly, children and the disabled without federal support.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Bowen Tower, located at 6140 Raytown Road, is a 92 unit building that houses mostly elderly and disabled people.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2025
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Another hint that this go-around with Phantom—which arrives two years after the iconic Broadway production ended its 35-year-long run—will be more grown-up?—
Juan A. Ramírez,
Vogue,
16 July 2025
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But most of it is decidedly and delightfully grown-up.—
David Lyman,
The Enquirer,
2 July 2025
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Twenty-one mature Yoshino cherry trees along Riverfront Park were literally on the chopping block in March 2019 to make room for a temporary NFL Draft stage.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 July 2025
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Weisz says to choose a changing table that is mature enough for the older children in the space, as well as a dresser below to remain functional and stylish long after the baby is out of diapers.—
Nina Derwin,
Architectural Digest,
18 July 2025
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The clinic, located at 1673 W. Shoreline Drive, Suite 100, offers adult and geriatric care.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
17 July 2025
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And your toddler making a horrible, barking, geriatric coughing and wheezing doesn’t help settle the nerves at all.—
Caleb Harris,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Middle-aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/middle-aged. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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