the aged

noun

: old people
providing help for the aged and the sick

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Following Musk's February post, the SSA clarified that benefits were not being distributed to the aged groups in the records. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 It was woven into the green-lettered jerseys of Brown, Porzingis, Holiday – and the aged, average Horford. Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025 Following the pilot program’s evaluation, Bould has continued working with one of the aged care providers, who rolled out the Pets and People program across five of their aged care facilities and community support programs. New Atlas, 27 Apr. 2025 Fifty years later, the Crown was reintroduced as a replacement for the aged Avalon. New Atlas, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the aged

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“The aged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20aged. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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