at the age of

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: at the time of being a specified age
He joined the company at the age of 35.

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The Al-Roj camp, where the 34 Australians have been living, is home to Shamima Begum, the London schoolgirl who ran away at the age of 15 to join ISIS in 2015 and was subsequently stripped of her British citizenship. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 The priest was killed in his first combat engagement at the age of 37, but the location of his body was kept secret by Colombia’s government. Manuel Rueda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026 Hollywood tributes are pouring out for Robert Duvall, who died on Monday at the age of 95. Jack Dunn, Variety, 16 Feb. 2026 Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feburary 15, at the age of 95. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the age of

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“At the age of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20age%20of. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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