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pension

[pen-shuhn, pahn-syawn] / ˈpɛn ʃən, pɑ̃ˈsjɔ̃ /


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Find insight on pension plans, U.S. pending home sales and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

The report also found that 24% of players had experienced late payments over the past two seasons, while 42% were not provided with a pension.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

“With bonds offering potentially similar returns, but considerably lower expected volatility, investors such as pension funds and retirement managers may have greater incentives to shift money from stocks into fixed income,” he said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

Since the pension reforms failed, bondholders have been on notice that they might not be France’s senior creditors after all, as Stanford economist Hanno Lustig argues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But there was so much on the Maple Hill side, it was really ridiculous—like “Live cheaper in the country” and “The Chrises” and “Could live on government pension without Mother working.”

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

In Finland, depression is the leading individual cause of both extended sick leave and disability pensions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

“If we don’t do anything, there’s 15 billion more to spend on pensions next year,” Lescure said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

She promised cost savings of 15-20 billion euros within pensions alone by correcting "inefficient and unfair" measures in the current system.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

This is the most important line in your letter: “My financial adviser is particularly concerned about the parents being left with virtually no assets beyond their pensions and Social Security.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Teachers do not usually get laid off or lose their pensions or have to take a big pay cut to find new work.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

It is the reason why James Anderson was pensioned off in 2024.

From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025

The airline struggled with a 51-day pilots' strike between September and November 2017, grounding half its fleet and resulting in dozens of pilots being fired, while others resigned or were pensioned off.

From Reuters ● Nov. 25, 2021

It’s also an issue in the United States, although a lot of independent groups and regulators put forth measures to find homes for retired and pensioned horses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2020

“Maybe it’s time for the whole thing to be pensioned off and rethought.”

From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2017

“Not that it need come to that,” Mr. Owen blurted, meaning Tansy might marry and be saved before she was pensioned off.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Downpour and Inferno are states that people drive between pensioning their senators and whitegoods.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

No European nation thinks of pensioning an ex-soldier simply because he was drafted to fight for his country.

From Time Magazine Archive

To become eligible for pensioning, an Episcopal minister must be 68, retired or disabled.

From Time Magazine Archive

In general, pensioning ministers has special actuarial aspects.

From Time Magazine Archive

Peace had led to the pensioning of militia officers, or reducing to half-pay of the juniors.

From George Borrow and His Circle Wherein May Be Found Many Hitherto Unpublished Letters Of Borrow And His Friends by Clement King Shorter




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