pensioner

One of hundreds of housing protesters camping in central Madrid, Aitana Lopez felt duty-bound to pay tribute to a pensioner whose eviction sparked a movement that culminated in early elections.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Another pensioner, Lorraine Stevenson, said she was already limiting energy use where possible.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

After a five-hour wait for petrol, Mongolian pensioner Nasanjargal is still 10 places from the pump, with dozens of cars behind him in a queue snaking into the arid steppe.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 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

It has appealed to teachers, workers, pensioners and farmers, as well as students, in an online call spread through social media.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Abascal, who died on Wednesday, became the symbol of a crisis that cuts across Spanish society: young and old, renters and buyers, workers and pensioners.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The senior-most claimants on the French state instead are its pensioners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

In the UK, 16% of pensioners live in poverty, , externalaccording to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation charity.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The country was starved of hope, cars stuck for days in long, sweaty petrol lines, pensioners raising wilting placards demanding their pay, lecturers gathering to announce yet one more strike.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie