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From certain angles it seems not much bigger than the shoe occupied by the old woman in the nursery rhyme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 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
"I'm an old woman, and struggle to walk… but I am forced to carry a bucket to where the municipal tankers park, if I want to have water in my home."
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
“A grandmother, an old woman like me, alone.”
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
“I had to lie to her,” the old woman explained.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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