keep pace

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This improvement is due to the growth of the Social Security program, which allows retirees’ incomes to keep pace with rising living standards by wage-indexing initial benefits and then price-indexing benefits in retirement.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Schools and public services struggle to keep pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

"The critical question is whether regulation can keep pace," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

Villa defied the odds to keep pace with Arsenal and Manchester City in the title race until recent weeks, but a 1-1 draw continued their poor run at Villa Park.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

At Bonao the torrential rains start again and the windshield wipers can’t keep pace with the waves of water washing over us.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez