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As the tourist was sitting in her chair, the elderly driver from DeLeon Springs — located about 25 miles away from Daytona Beach — pulled her Chevrolet Colorado out of her parking spot.
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Regular vaccine updates are critical for renewing immunity and protecting vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
—Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
After police were notified, the individual allegedly asked the elderly man for another $20,000 and told him a courier would come by to pick it up in the afternoon hours on Thursday, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Like a ‘pirate ship’ Goss has done four separate stints as a guardian in London, in an empty police station, a nursing home for the elderly, a student residence hall and, finally, a town hall.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Feb. 2025
Regular vaccine updates are critical for renewing immunity and protecting vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
—Ars Technica, 6 Feb. 2025
After police were notified, the individual allegedly asked the elderly man for another $20,000 and told him a courier would come by to pick it up in the afternoon hours on Thursday, according to police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
Like a ‘pirate ship’ Goss has done four separate stints as a guardian in London, in an empty police station, a nursing home for the elderly, a student residence hall and, finally, a town hall.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.
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