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pension

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


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Among the big clients that have pulled money out is Wisconsin’s pension fund, according to people familiar with the matter and disclosures reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

The Legislature’s final bill report also specifies that “various pension statutes are modified to specify that pension income is not exempt from the law.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The supervisor of New York City’s pension funds, one of the largest in the United States, asked Anthropic to postpone its stock market debut until risks posed by its artificial intelligence technology are better controlled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

She says the pension, Social Security and investments will cover anything that comes up.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Though Harriet had repeatedly applied for a pension for herself or back pay to reimburse her for those years she had served with the Union forces, her claim was never allowed.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

Nearly a third of the education ministry's budget for 2027 is to go towards pensions, according to a government report on the draft plan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, the analysts take a more conservative view of market performance in the second half of the year for pensions and savings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

His parents, both 80 and in excellent health, own their home outright and have about $600,000 in a brokerage account, in addition to pensions and Social Security.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The President awarded the three detectives the People’s Medal and gave them lifelong pensions.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer

By then she had already been medically pensioned out of West Yorkshire Police.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023

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

A horse is pensioned when it is no longer available for breeding.

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

In general, pensioning ministers has special actuarial aspects.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

How well would the revenues of a country be expended, if, by mere pensioning, one-fifth of its population could be induced to live as I do!

From The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft by George Gissing


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