late in life
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Only late in life did he find two serious loves, the songwriter Peter Jones and then the producer Jeff Romley, 50 years his junior, whom he married.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 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
Over the decades, the award-winning musician became famous for composing short yet highly complex pieces, and only turning to opera late in life.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
She also enjoyed an unlikely hit late in life with Channel 4's Great Canal Journeys, travelling waterways in the UK and elsewhere with her husband, the actor Timothy West.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
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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