the elderly

noun

: elderly people

providing care for the elderly

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Day centers for the elderly are rife with scabies and anemia; the seniors are emaciated, malnourished, and unclean. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 The country’s postwar baby boomers are retiring just as its fertility rate remains below replacement level, leading to a shrinking pool of working-age Koreans supporting the elderly. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Her father, William Preston Bowling, who plays the elderly cowboy with the oxygen tank, was with her. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 In July 2022, Shah pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for her participation in a telemarketing scheme that targeted the elderly. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the elderly

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