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retiree

[ri-tahy-ree, -tahyuhr-ee] / rɪ taɪˈri, -ˈtaɪər i /


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I caught the bug not by reading code but by noticing that the output didn’t match how a rational retiree should behave.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

A retiree who depends on portfolio withdrawals to pay the bills might be hard hit.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Since all three groups have similar Social Security income and spend a similar amount on cost-sharing and uncovered services, the pattern simply reflects high retiree health-insurance premiums.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Jan Olson, a 66-year-old retiree from Dana Point, Calif., has taken multiple expedition cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Colin watched in a lock-jawed silence as Hassan furiously stabbed at his breakfast, and later as Hassan slammed the mini-recorder down on the coffee table of some factory retiree who was old-but-not-old-enough-for-the-nursing home.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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