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Noun
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Then the interview happens, and Thomas is swinging between lucidity and senility, and a million things about their relationship come up, and the fiction records the interview the phone couldn’t capture.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Is Chuck Schumer headed down the same dark treadmill to senility pioneered by Dementia Joe Biden before him?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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The layoffs impacted employees with a wide array of seniority, according to those involved and with knowledge of the plans.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
12 May 2026
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The staff union has also sought a wage scale that would increase with seniority.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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Physically striking, technically excellent and with a maturity beyond his years, Jaydee Canvot instantly caught the eye.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
13 May 2026
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Those kind of plays have the Wild coaches praising Hartman for his maturity, in not taking the bait and retaliating with an act that might mean another lengthy suspension.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2026
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Far from being a sign of dotage, scientists concurred, music practice in old age confers all kinds of cognitive benefits.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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In his basketball dotage, Kyle Lowry is getting soft.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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The series follows a group of friends in their 20s who are navigating adulthood, including some regulars whom Real Housewives fans will recognize.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Diagnosed by an esoteric rabbi as possessed by his father’s dybbuk, Bernardo must exorcise the spirit and face adulthood.—
Callum McLennan,
Variety,
11 May 2026
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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