as in elder statesmen
the senior member of a group
the revered éminence grise of Civil War historians
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On a day when the last remaining Israeli hostages returned home after two years in captivity, and both Israelis and Palestinians celebrated the end of the Israel-Hamas war, many of America's elder statesmen and stateswomen kept mum.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The married duo — who last won first place almost a decade ago in 2016 — shut the floor down like veterans reclaiming their crown.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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This included underrepresented racial or ethnic minorities, women, veterans, LGBTQ individuals, and people with disabilities.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mentoring women in the power industry Thomas mentors doctoral students as well as professors who aspire to serve as deans or other high-level positions.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
9 Oct. 2025
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The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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Their flowers, red, rose above the courtyard and the divan where the village elders met, over the ten balconies and the stairway windows.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Oct. 2025
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Younger philanthropy professionals, elders, NAP staff and funders’ program officers sometimes joined meetings.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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