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retirement

[ri-tahyuhr-muhnt] / rɪˈtaɪər mənt /




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We need to be assured with specific examples of how a candidate will work to fix America for us: income disparity, job availability, affordability of living and retirement planning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Serena Williams made a winning return to tennis after four years in retirement as the American legend partnered Victoria Mboko in a first-round doubles victory at the Queen's Club on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

If there was no World Cup, it is likely there would have been a retirement by now.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

This monthly amount is typically considered the first dollars in your retirement budget, because it’s guaranteed income for life.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Every man has a retirement picture in which he does those things he never had time to do—makes the journeys, reads the neglected books he always pretended to have read.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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