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If you earn more money now than you did during any of those 35 years, your benefit should see a bump.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
It’s a trade-off: Keep working to earn extra money and continue paying into the Social Security system, or stop working and survive on just your Social Security benefits and any other income.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Or maybe it’s the nightmare of countless robots taking over all our jobs, leaving people unable to earn a living.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Cape Verde deliver a valiant performance to earn their third draw of the group stage, a result that means they qualify for the last 32 on their World Cup debut while Saudi Arabia crash out.
From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026
I trudged behind my master, devising a way to earn six bolts of silk to buy my freedom and cursing Samir’s mustache to become a nest of lice.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Michelle Obama's final address as First Lady (2017)
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