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Would you mind helping me to figure out the meaning of the following sentence?

Jason Warnock, then 29, is the man making the life-saving maneuver. "Readers Digest"

I was wondering if ", then 29," means Jason who has 29 years old or something else.

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    Yes, "then 29" means he was 29 years old at the time of the life-saving maneuver.
    – KillingTime
    Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 9:06
  • if only you have posted this as a new post so that I could mark it as a correct answer. Thank you though @Killing Time
    – en glish
    Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 19:44
  • Note that then does not necessarily introduce age. Could be then a child or then six feet tall. Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 21:33

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Yes, "then 29" means he was 29 years old at the time of the life-saving maneuver. – KillingTime

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  • (Doubtless KT submitted this as a 'comment' as it hardly belongs on ELU.) Commented Jan 28, 2020 at 17:08

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