historic
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Index retirement ages to current life spans rather than to historic markers set when people died younger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
English world number ones Lee Westwood and Luke Donald have come and gone from Opens without lifting golf's most historic trophy.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
It marks an extraordinary rise to power for a man who returned to Westminster only three weeks ago following his historic by-election win in Makerfield.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
“This historic act of generosity will give millions of low- and middle-income children an even stronger shot at achieving the American Dream,” the White House said on its website about the accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
In August, while German armies were marching through Belgium, Russian troops invaded the province of East Prussia, the historic birthplace of the German Empire.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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