golden years

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Recent Examples of golden years Most Americans don’t look to their 401(k) plans for excitement or experimentation, instead relying on the promise that steady saving and sober planning will guarantee security in their golden years. Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026 So what makes the Steel City a good place to spend your golden years? Finch Walker, USA Today, 10 June 2026 These decades-later experiments have been particularly frequent in the past 40 years, as actors have become less likely to retire (or stay retired) and more likely to keep searching for plum parts well into their golden years. Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 On the one hand, older adults are encouraged to remain active, productive, healthy and engaged well into their golden years. Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, Fortune, 31 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden years

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“Golden years.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden%20years. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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