late in life
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If individuals were solely responsible for their retirement savings, many would start too late in life.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
For more than 25 years, researchers at Northwestern Medicine have been studying people age 80 and older known as "SuperAgers" to understand how some individuals maintain exceptional mental sharpness late in life.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
He also befriended a Ukrainian worker named Nadja—whom he remembered wistfully, even late in life, decades after he last saw her.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
“I’m old. I’ve been around,” says Clooney, currently starring in Noah Baumbach‘s “Jay Kelly,” playing a famous and, frankly, selfish actor taking stock late in life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
I’m guessing that on top of having Angie late in life, she also had some tough times.
From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez
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