survivor

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Before you do anything, confirm whether your husband’s pension is single life, or if it has a joint and survivor inclusion.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

The only survivor was Louise and Sean's four-month-old daughter Rioghnach, who was passed out of the car to a former footballer who swam out to rescue her.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

For an extra $400 a month, I’m not sure it’s worth taking the pension without a survivor benefit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 17, 2026

The focus here is squarely on her mother, another survivor who inflicts her own share of damage along the way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

Then, in the midst of so many animals, an even stranger creature appeared: a human survivor.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone