the aged

noun

: old people
providing help for the aged and the sick

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Following the pilot program’s evaluation, Bould has continued working with one of the aged care providers, who rolled out the Pets and People program across five of their aged care facilities and community support programs. New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025 Fifty years later, the Crown was reintroduced as a replacement for the aged Avalon. New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025 All maturation happens in casks made from Caucasian oak—Yerevan’s casks are made from trees at least 70 years old—which imparts unique flavor properties to the aged liquid. David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025 Once the aged mice received the reprogramming therapy, however, the genes in their muscle and kidney cells began working like those in young mice. Alice Park, TIME, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the aged

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“The aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20aged. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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