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My administration will directly address affordability for our veterans and the elderly by utilizing Section 8 to convert hotels into stable, dedicated housing communities for them.
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
This makes caregiving difficult, both for family members abroad and those living on the island, who fear theft and scams targeting the elderly.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The wall stands across the road from a Jewish care home for the elderly.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2026
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Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The lobby is where the elderly owner scares children with tales of a witch who once haunted these grounds.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
This makes caregiving difficult, both for family members abroad and those living on the island, who fear theft and scams targeting the elderly.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The wall stands across the road from a Jewish care home for the elderly.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Apr. 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 7 May. 2026.
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