retroactive
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A lawyer for the fast-food chain wrote in a Sept. 24 email to Silva that he had passed along the request for retroactive approval, but the company declined it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Any change—such as contributing more to the IRA or changing the distribution amount—can trigger a 10% penalty that is retroactive to all distributions taken before age 59½.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Because we focus so much on the kind of retroactive or reactionary human caseload, we miss the opportunity to control the vector and to understand more about the vector,” LaDeau said.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Social Security generally will not pay retroactive retirement benefits for those months you continue to work after 70.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
“That suit is so beautiful. It’s so retroactive. It’s so retroactive that it’s radioactive!”
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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