pensioner
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A report by Statistics Jersey, external found inflation for pensioner households had reached 4.7%, according to the latest Retail Prices Index.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The pensioner lives by herself in rural Northamptonshire after being widowed five years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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
Lilia, a pensioner, recalled giving her infirm husband injections even as her hands and legs trembled during bombardments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 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
Costs for pensioners in Jersey are rising, according to latest figures.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The i Paper says the new Chancellor John Healey has given a commitment that pensioners whose only earnings are the state pension will not pay income tax.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The United Kingdom, for instance, considered doing away with checks entirely in 2009, but ultimately backtracked after pensioners protested to members of Parliament.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
While the group phase was reaching its dramatic culmination in North America, retiree Stefania Tentarelli went to her cobblestone local piazza to watch fellow pensioners play an 18th-century Neapolitan card game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 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
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