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Is the purpose of this IRA to fund your retirement, or is it more of a back-up account you intend to eventually leave to your loved ones or a charity?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Permanent residence, or indefinite leave to remain, gives a person the right to live, work and study in the UK for as long as they like and apply for benefits if they are eligible.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Mr. Boger would later join Merck, then leave to co-found Vertex, carrying the drug-discovery tradition Tishler had shaped into a new generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Indefinite leave to remain gives a person the right to live, work and study in the UK for as long as they like and apply for benefits if they are eligible.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I can leave to buy the milk and bread without them knowing what time I’ve left.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
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