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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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Hervé died in 2017 In 2017, Hervé died at the age of 54 after spending several months in the hospital, per Lorenzo’s The Monegasque essay. Ilana Frost, PEOPLE, 22 Nov. 2025 Dick Cheney died on November 3 at the age of 84. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025 The last surviving member of the original Chi-Lites, Marshall Thompson, is about to release a new song at the age of 83 along with the current lineup for the group. Zak Spector, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025 And, if fitness permits, potentially appear in his maiden World Cup — and Ireland’s first since 2002 — at the age of 37, should Ireland win the semi-final and final. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025 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 30 Nov. 2025.

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