ultimate

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The ultimate replacement rate of 36.6% is higher than the original rate for early retirees, and reduced from the exceedingly high rates that emerged from an error in the indexation of benefits in the 1970s.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

These companies are building entirely new industries, an area where the market has historically underestimated the durability of growth and the ultimate market opportunity.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

He thirsts for the kind of ultimate supremacy and luxury enjoyed by monarchical figures of the past, who built the likes of Egyptian temples and Versailles, leaving lasting marks on their national landscapes.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

After worrying that Homelander’s delusions of becoming a religious figurehead were too far-fetched, Kripke came to see that storyline “as a metaphor for the ultimate level of narcissism.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

It transforms science from knowledge of the truth, regarded as indisputable, into a form of progressive knowledge in which established truths may always be disputed and in which an ultimate truth is never attained.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton