pensioner
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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
Local pensioner Kevin Bridgeman said he would have no hesitation greeting Trump if their paths crossed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 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
“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
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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
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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