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
A pensioner says trying to keep warm and afford heating this winter will be "horrific" amid rising energy costs.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
And Maricarmen Arnedo, a 76-year-old pensioner, said that while older people were being forced out of their homes, "young people can't move out of their parents' homes".
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
Maureen Sloan said, as a pensioner on a fixed income, her outgoings on the basics including utilities and rent meant she was left with very little else to spend each month.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 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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Protests have rippled across the South American nation after the takeover of Ueno Bank on Tuesday left millions of depositors, including pensioners, without access to their money.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
Governments in the region are straining to honor the entitlements of future pensioners, threatening a fragile generational contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
But, outside of being born just a week or so apart before or after the 1933 deadline, little separated the Welsh pensioners his team analyzed.
From Slate ● Nov. 1, 2026
The OBR's figures include spending on pensioners, which accounts for just under half of the total.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
That doesn’t make any sense, of course—these are private files of pensioners; two strangers would never be allowed to thumb through them without permission.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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