pensioner
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One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The pension is updated every October by at least the recorded increase in the pensioner retail price index for June.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Another pensioner, Lorraine Stevenson, said she was already limiting energy use where possible.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Local pensioner Kevin Bridgeman said he would have no hesitation greeting Trump if their paths crossed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 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
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It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
For children, the ratio declines from 316 to 248, while for pensioners it rises from 269 to 366 per 1,000 - a near 36% jump in the ratio of pensioners to workers.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Abascal, who died on Wednesday, became the symbol of a crisis that cuts across Spanish society: young and old, renters and buyers, workers and pensioners.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The senior-most claimants on the French state instead are its pensioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The country was starved of hope, cars stuck for days in long, sweaty petrol lines, pensioners raising wilting placards demanding their pay, lecturers gathering to announce yet one more strike.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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