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After you reach age 65, you can withdraw HSA money for nonmedical reasons without incurring a 20% penalty, although your withdrawals are usually still taxable as ordinary income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
The department is seeking a voluntary agreement with the university and will sue if it cannot reach one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
McMahon’s anti-union behemoth spent decades as the only game in town for professional wrestlers who wanted the reach of a televised promotion.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
This purchase, he said, greatly expands both brands’ global reach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
“It’s me,” I tell her, not slowing as I reach the second landing, hoping I can disappear without further conversation.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
The nonpartisan organization now reaches roughly 200 young people annually and ahead of the midterms is launching a series of hubs across the state for members to make regional connections.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
But Tribhuvan is still worried, an anxiety, he says, which reaches even the small prayer gatherings held closer to home when a church is too far away.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
What matters isn’t only how much money reaches a school, but what happens after it arrives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
For the first time in history, a creator anywhere in the world can tell a story that reaches everyone, and now it can come from anywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
She reaches into her giant purse and takes out yet another crinkly brown paper bag.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Defence lawyers argued on appeal that they had been misdirected and reached a verdict which went against the weight of expert evidence.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
For example, their chart shows how ChatGPT reached 1.2 billion users in 3.8 years versus 8.6 years for Facebook to hit 1 billion.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Officials with Culver CityBus could not immediately be reached for comment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Consumer Council data also suggests average petrol prices in Northern Ireland reached a post-Iran war high of 167.2p a litre over the past week.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
But as he reached for the knob, he froze, struck with a realization.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
“Macho Man” Randy Savage and his ex-wife/manager Miss Elizabeth both died before reaching Social Security eligibility.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Indeed, this was only the second time Wales have beaten a side ranked higher than them in a competitive fixture since reaching the semi-finals of Euro 2016.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
Bitcoin rises 0.2% to $83,807 after reaching a high of $87,315 on Sep. 21, according to LSEG.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Citing the district’s $5.3-billion bond-funded construction program he said: “Every dollar lost to delays, litigation or fraud is a dollar not reaching students and the faculty and staff who serve them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Mom was still pointlessly reaching into her purse—all because of that “Pay your own way” virtue she and Dad always preached.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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