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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 closure will not involve bumping rights, meaning that more senior employees will not be allowed to take the jobs of employees with less seniority, per the Department of Labor.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Republicans voted to update those rules after last year's quorum break to escalate the punishment, including taking away seniority, committee chairmanships and stiffer financial penalties.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Apr. 2026
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Laddering bonds involves buying multiple issues with different maturity dates and then reinvesting proceeds from maturing bonds.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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Capricorns innately carry a sense of emotional maturity and wisdom beyond their years, and Schafer brings that layered complexity to Jule's journey of identity, love and self-discovery.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 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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Pasricha, a gastroenterologist, says her patients' bathroom and bowel education ends during potty training and doesn't continue into adulthood.—
Berly McCoy,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Season 3 premiere picks up after a five-year time jump, with its previously high school-age characters all exploring early adulthood in different ways.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Oldness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oldness. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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