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However, salmonella exposure can be dangerous, especially for young children, the elderly and those with weakened immune systems.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Most of the federal budget goes toward interest payments, the military, the elderly and the poor.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
For Europe as a whole, falling birth rates and rising numbers of pensioners as people live longer mean a lower share of workers and more government spending on the elderly.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Exposure to diesel exhaust can lead to asthma and respiratory illnesses and worsen existing heart and lung disease, especially in children and the elderly, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Most of the federal budget goes toward interest payments, the military, the elderly and the poor.
—Matthew Yglesias, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
For Europe as a whole, falling birth rates and rising numbers of pensioners as people live longer mean a lower share of workers and more government spending on the elderly.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
Exposure to diesel exhaust can lead to asthma and respiratory illnesses and worsen existing heart and lung disease, especially in children and the elderly, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
—Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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“The elderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20elderly. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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