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Amid the chronological retelling of anecdotes and landmark events in Valdez’s storied career, Alvarado also illuminates the elderly master’s personal wounds.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Weeks after the end of the war, more than 1,600 Dakota people, mostly women, children and the elderly, were marched hundreds of miles to a concentration camp nearby, according to the Minnesota Historical Society, and as many as 300 people died while they were detained over that winter.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Make sure the elderly and those with medical conditions have a plan in place and exercise caution when traveling.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
ProPublica reports that 9 in 10 patients will find no lawyer to take their medical malpractice case — especially women, children and the elderly.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Weeks after the end of the war, more than 1,600 Dakota people, mostly women, children and the elderly, were marched hundreds of miles to a concentration camp nearby, according to the Minnesota Historical Society, and as many as 300 people died while they were detained over that winter.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 23 Jan. 2026
Make sure the elderly and those with medical conditions have a plan in place and exercise caution when traveling.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Jan. 2026
ProPublica reports that 9 in 10 patients will find no lawyer to take their medical malpractice case — especially women, children and the elderly.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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 26 Jan. 2026.
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