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Stand at the top or bottom of the stairs, and watch the elderly and those struggling with canes, walkers, baby carriages and prostheses.
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Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Section 8 is a federal rental assistance program to help very-low income families, the elderly, and the disabled with the cost of rent.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
However, some vulnerable groups, such as young children, the elderly, or those with weakened immune systems, would be at risk from contaminated products.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Drastic cuts to Medicaid: Threatening the care of millions of children and the elderly (especially nursing home patients), placing the economic survival of hospitals and nursing homes in peril.
—Dr. Jonathan Rosen, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
Section 8 is a federal rental assistance program to help very-low income families, the elderly, and the disabled with the cost of rent.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 16 May 2025
However, some vulnerable groups, such as young children, the elderly, or those with weakened immune systems, would be at risk from contaminated products.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
Drastic cuts to Medicaid: Threatening the care of millions of children and the elderly (especially nursing home patients), placing the economic survival of hospitals and nursing homes in peril.
—Dr. Jonathan Rosen, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the elderly
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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