young and old
idiom
: young people and old people : people of all ages
The game is played by young and old alike.
a story for young and old
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The crowd, which proved to be a mix of young and old, students, unionists, activists and cultural figures, came from across the region and across Europe.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Readers young and old celebrated the launch of the city’s first — and believed to be the country’s first — outdoor library at Jerome Park on Thursday, Aug. 21.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Numerous colorful flags with religious phrases and the name of Imam Hussein in Arabic fluttered among the crowd as families walked together, young and old, most dressed in black as a symbol of mourning, some pushing strollers and wagons with their children.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The film shot in black and white documents the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco, a group of divers – young and old – who leap from cliffs at an elevation of up to 135 feet, or roughly the height of a 12-story building.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2025
Readers young and old celebrated the launch of the city’s first — and believed to be the country’s first — outdoor library at Jerome Park on Thursday, Aug. 21.
—Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Numerous colorful flags with religious phrases and the name of Imam Hussein in Arabic fluttered among the crowd as families walked together, young and old, most dressed in black as a symbol of mourning, some pushing strollers and wagons with their children.
—Niraj Warikoo, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The film shot in black and white documents the La Quebrada Cliff Divers of Acapulco, a group of divers – young and old – who leap from cliffs at an elevation of up to 135 feet, or roughly the height of a 12-story building.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
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