pensioner
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"Are we in a zoo or something?" 68-year-old pensioner Anton Sabucha protested to AFP, nodding to the signs outside his house.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"At first I was quite positive about the skyscraper," says Karvela, the pensioner.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"If we have people paying rent in retirement who don't have large pension pots to cover those expenses, then that equals higher risk of pensioner poverty."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Lilia, a pensioner, recalled giving her infirm husband injections even as her hands and legs trembled during bombardments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The final addition to the regular group at the farm was Mr. Jelliman, an amiable white pensioner and old friend of the movement who became the farm foreman.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
The United Kingdom, for instance, considered doing away with checks entirely in 2009, but ultimately backtracked after pensioners protested to members of Parliament.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
While the group phase was reaching its dramatic culmination in North America, retiree Stefania Tentarelli went to her cobblestone local piazza to watch fellow pensioners play an 18th-century Neapolitan card game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
In some ways it already is: very low‑income pensioners can receive an additional benefit called Pension Credit.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Inside the sprawling cultural complex, families, students, pensioners and young couples filled rows of seats facing giant screens broadcasting the match from the United States.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
We are the only boarders on the fourth floor under the age of eighty; our other neighbors are all widows and pensioners.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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