social security

Example Sentences

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"I hate it," says David McQueen, retired Vietnam veteran who depends on social security for his livelihood.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

State pensions in most of Europe remain more generous than U.S. social security, reducing the incentive to build nest eggs in the market.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The regularisation, he adds, "will allow me to work and contribute to the social security system."

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

It will also favor workers overall, they argue—the country’s rigid labor laws have forced some 40% of Argentina’s workers to operate in the informal economy, without contracts or social security.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

I had even gone to the social security office the month before to get my social security number.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros