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“Everyone keeps saying that it’s nothing but old people, but if you look around, there’s plenty of people,” Hale said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
As the American population ages, there will be lots of old people — but not necessarily lots of people to care for them.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 23, 2025
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- veterans of life
- pensioners
- golden-agers
- the elderly
- senior citizens
Possible Antonyms
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- the young
- the greenhorns
- up-and-comers
- spring chickens
- the next generation
