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When Mildred Brown arrived for physical therapy at a North Carolina nursing home in February, the octogenarian who had been living independently until then could pace about 150 feet with her walker without sitting down. Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, "What nursing homes need: Lockdown safety – and room for hugs," 9 Sep. 2020

As a 20-something in the 1970s, Dr. Moore disguised herself for a year as an octogenarian to fully understand how design fails older people. Katie Deighton, WSJ, "Why Canes and Walkers Are Getting a New Look," 1 Aug. 2020

Four months ago, Lois Sharp was an active octogenarian who cared for her son Jerry, who had suffered a stroke a few years ago. Shari Rudavsky, The Indianapolis Star, "'Look how far you've come': For some COVID patients recovery takes weeks or months," 10 June 2020

Despite public health officials’ pleas to employers to keep their workers at home, the Senate — whose members include a high volume of septuagenarians and octogenarians considered particularly vulnerable to coronavirus — has continued to meet. New York Times, "Congress Races to Respond to Pandemic While Defying Ban on Mass Gatherings," 18 Mar. 2020

Featureman on Youtube, is an octogenarian who’s posted a bit of everything on his channel over the last 13 years — stock market tutorials, green screen tips, original songs — and food. Los Angeles Times, "Food YouTube is the best YouTube: 6 channels to watch while you’re cooped up," 23 Apr. 2020

Every morning for several weeks DeGayner, a lanky octogenarian, found the bodies buried under leaf litter along Key Largo’s route 905, a county road that runs through the Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge. Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, "Can We Save the Woodrat without Slaughtering Cats?," 29 Mar. 2020

There are a homeless man who lives in the park and a group of octogenarians camped in expensive motor homes, who don’t quite fit. Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, "Regional books: “Shatter the Night,” “Arches Enemy” and more," 15 Dec. 2019

The only character missing from the reunion is Doris (the late Margaret John), a horny octogenarian who used to hit on Gavin. The Economist, "I’m not going to lie “Gavin & Stacey” is a reminder that Britons can put differences aside," 26 Dec. 2019

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