Pages has started crashing. Any ideas why this might be?

Pages has started crashing for no apparent reasonexcept perhaps for recent software update. Has anyone had this experience?
Ndug

Well let's start with what version of Pages you are using.
I don't think that you "have not changed anything in several years", especially since you are currently using Lion OSX 10.7.5.
How did you upgrade to Lion and how did you reinstall iWork/Pages?
Which iMac do you have and how much RAM is installed?
Are you using MacDictate to input your text? Does it only crash when you are using MacDictate? Did you successfully use it before it started crashing?
We do not possess psychic telescopes to see what you are doing at your end. You need to tell us everything that could be relevant.
That is simply commonsense.
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