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The pattern is older than this market, and we have lived through it before, in the savings-and-loan deregulation of the 1980s and again in the years leading up to 2008.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

His older brother also wore No. 32, so no one was getting that uniform number other than a Bravo brother at Poly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The mere suggestion has split the town, pitting younger detractors against older Lenox Millionaires, who shake their heads at what they see as the community’s ignorance of its history and tradition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

The show's creator Lee Sung Jin gave the older pair "this acidic point of view towards the others while not seeing our own petty behaviour", the actor adds.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

My older sister Maggie and Sean’s brother Francey were saving every bit they could to get married.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff