As for Goldwater, it's true that in his dotage he was a strong opponent of social conservatism.

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The civic-minded Bea proves a bit too good at saying no, and at length saves herself for a well-dressed dotage.

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It's no accident that a lot of defined benefit pension plans are structured so that the additional pension payoff to workers who stay into their dotage is small.

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Be casually supportive, but spare the dotage.

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Then you will regret that thoughtless comment, but I will not wish that on you and hope that you can enjoy IPAs well into your dotage and not have to be content with occasional sips from a regular dining companion.

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There are few greater thrills, especially in your dotage, than spotting a bird you've never seen before, the effort you put into remembering its plumage and behavior, and then consulting your birding guide and being able positively to identify it.

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To put it bluntly, I think the baby boomers, and those following in their wake, aren't investing enough in either the private- or public-sector capital that they must be able to sell during their retirement to the next (smaller) generation of working people, to persuade them to keep us all in our dotage.

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