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pensioner

[pen-shuh-ner] / ˈpɛn ʃə nər /
NOUN
retired person
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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

In the southern Athens seaside suburb of Glyfada, a pensioner struggles to cross an avenue with her shopping trolley, zigzagging between cars stuck in traffic.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

"At first I was quite positive about the skyscraper," says Karvela, the pensioner.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 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

Equiniti told the BBC it could not discuss individual cases but recognised the concern caused to pensioners.

From BBC Aug. 27, 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

Costs for pensioners in Jersey are rising, according to latest figures.

From BBC Jul. 24, 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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