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Examples
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The young-old man pouted, put down the paper and sighed.
The Sanchez Ghost 2009
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The young-old man pouted, put down the paper and sighed.
The Sanchez Ghost 2009
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It (and they) do not work now as a middle-aged (or young-old) adult.
God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010
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It (and they) do not work now as a middle-aged (or young-old) adult.
God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010
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I dont know why any of you think this resembles Gran torino in the slightest, that was more of a young-old buddy movie more than any revenge flick.
Badass Red Band Trailer for Harry Brown with Michael Caine « FirstShowing.net 2010
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It (and they) do not work now as a middle-aged (or young-old) adult.
God Attachment Dr. Tim Clinton 2010
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There's the "frowning, chestless, young-old" man who watched the game disconsolately; the woman with the blue Northeastern jacket who sits arrogantly behind the Orioles dugout, staring at the sky and French-inhaling; the army officers and priests and bartenders.
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She invented terms now widely used — the “young-old,” to identify those in their late years still able to function well, and the “old-old,” those who are frail and need support.
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The longer Tiphani looked at those young-old eyes, the colder she felt, and the more she wanted to look away.
Jason Stoddard, Strange and Happy » Blog Archive » Eternal Franchise, 20.1 of 31.1 2009
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I saw some frozen depths in those eyes, in that young-old face, understanding then that this movie is in part, about the ways we try to survive.
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