pensioner
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"That's why I'm going to vote," the Parisian pensioner told AFP, noting that the last time she cast a ballot in Israel was in 1973.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
A pensioner who became a kinship carer to prevent her two great-granddaughters from going into care says she knew she had to do it despite criticism from some friends.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 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
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
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It appealed to teachers and students, workers, pensioners and farmers to take part in the protests on the first day of half-term holidays.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
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
The senior-most claimants on the French state instead are its pensioners.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The old men, pensioners on their families, were made to run errands and mind babies, the only work left for old worn-out men in Williamsburg.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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