golden years

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You, I and pretty much everyone we know will depend in our golden years, to a greater or lesser degree, on Social Security for income and Medicare for healthcare.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

“Due to the unique anatomy of their airways, bulldogs can experience more respiratory distress in their golden years and may also have a harder time regulating their temperature as a result,” Greenstein says.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

For many Americans, their golden years are being rewritten by divorce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Likewise, the camera observes Weinberg’s Tereza with a sensual tactility that I haven’t seen lavished on any actor over 70 who hasn’t spent her golden years at the plastic surgeon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At some point during those long, golden years, Osh told me that he’d given me another name when I was new to him.

From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk