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In a story in “Ladies’ Lunch,” an old woman, disheveled after an outing, looks in a mirror and sees “what Diane Arbus might have seen. She gazed, appalled, and being appalled pricked her interest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
In 2023, doctors in Taiwan removed more than 300 kidney stones from a 20 year old woman who had reportedly been drinking bubble tea instead of water.
From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026
“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”
From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026
The fake videos included one in which an old woman fed apples to a bear, and another in which an unarmed high school student fended off a bear with her bare hands.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
“I have you now!” the old woman shouted, aiming her wand right at Jack.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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