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Noun
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As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025 -
Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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While Republicans have long used a two term-limit system, Democrats have eschewed that idea, in another bow to seniority.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
12 May 2025
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All current members will also receive raises retroactive to April 1, with respect to seniority and current salary.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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These ETFs generate income from buying U.S. treasuries and paying out the interest across a wide range of maturity schedules, from ultra-short bonds to as far out as 30 years, and return capital to investors from the bond ladder as individual bonds mature.—
Meredith Mutter,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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The soul-stirring project is a story of acceptance, understanding, emotional maturity, and forward progression.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
9 May 2025
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The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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