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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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Burwood claimed she had only been asking the pensioner to "sign a condolence card" and it was "not in relation to signing a document".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

A pensioner says trying to keep warm and afford heating this winter will be "horrific" amid rising energy costs.

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

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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

It has appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

It comes after Sir Ed told the BBC removing the triple lock "would put more pensioners into poverty".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Jule walked past men in sports jerseys, pensioners, party girls, and a large group of librarians wearing conference badges.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart


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