pensioner
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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
"That works out at £365 per month, which when you're a pensioner is a lot of money to be paying extra," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Detectives have appealed for help identifying a pensioner whose body was found in a bin bag in a park.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Here what worries us is having electricity, water and money and then resolving the day’s needs,” said Irelis Cedeño, a 65-year-old pensioner who lives just outside of Caracas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 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
In the UK, 16% of pensioners live in poverty, , externalaccording to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Most pensioners have other income, primarily from pension savings built up over their career.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Oil workers, pensioners and teachers have gathered to complain about the declining currency and rising cost of living.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
It passes to the shareholders of the bank that absorbs it, to the pensioners whose funds hold those shares and to the customers whose data the agent reached on its way out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 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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