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Medicaid provides free or low-cost health coverage to the elderly, people with disabilities and some low-income pregnant women, families and children.
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Whether shown vigorously doing push-ups (the elderly actor is still in tremendous shape) or in tender moments with O’Toole that remind us that sensuality needn’t diminish with age, Glenn owns the film from first moment to last, investing his crusty character with dignity and subtle humor.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Deliveries to the first seven were easy, since the elderly members of families were always at home throughout the day.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Sudden cold snaps can also strain power grids and pose health risks—particularly for vulnerable populations such as the elderly and unhoused.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Whether shown vigorously doing push-ups (the elderly actor is still in tremendous shape) or in tender moments with O’Toole that remind us that sensuality needn’t diminish with age, Glenn owns the film from first moment to last, investing his crusty character with dignity and subtle humor.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Deliveries to the first seven were easy, since the elderly members of families were always at home throughout the day.
—Jack Hargreaves, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Sudden cold snaps can also strain power grids and pose health risks—particularly for vulnerable populations such as the elderly and unhoused.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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