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an amount of money that a company or the government pays to a person who is old or sick and no longer works
Her pension arrives in the mail every month. retired people living on their pensions
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Recent Examples of pension
But this isn’t just an exercise in brute nostalgia that’s engineered to empty a former hippie’s pension.
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside Online, 26 May 2025
That can include language hurdles, arranging child care or elder care, and significant differences in national pension or retirement programs.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The shift from pensions to the 401(k) is complete, and half of American workers now participate in the plans.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Boston City Council stepped up on Wednesday, approved a home rule petition that would hike disability pension benefits for the former educator.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
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Kevin Sintumuang, Outside Online, 26 May 2025
That can include language hurdles, arranging child care or elder care, and significant differences in national pension or retirement programs.
—Christina Larson, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2025
The shift from pensions to the 401(k) is complete, and half of American workers now participate in the plans.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 23 May 2025
The Boston City Council stepped up on Wednesday, approved a home rule petition that would hike disability pension benefits for the former educator.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pension
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If her body isn’t always willing, her mind and her heart are still keen on the sport, so Press makes her most valuable contributions now in the quiet of the locker room.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Companies must also foster a culture that prioritizes adaptability, encourages continuous learning, and values employee contributions.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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Lost baggage has a maximum benefit of $2,500 per person.—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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The attraction includes affordability, access to nature, and the growing food and drink scene — all of which benefit visitors, too.—
David Allan,
CNN Money,
31 May 2025
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Another strategy is to focus on capital gains and qualified dividends, which are generally taxed at lower rates than regular income.—
Karla Dennis,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Trump’s work is starting to pay some dividends on the gargantuan legislation, which touches everything from tax cuts to health care to artificial intelligence, a sprawling legislative patchwork that is both difficult to explain and easy for Democrats to attack.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
6 June 2025
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The University of Chicago has been given a $21 million private donation to establish a new center focused on merging quantum engineering with biology in the search for medical breakthroughs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Behind every donation that philanthropists Sandra and Malcolm Berman have made over the years, there is a story.—
Jean Marbella,
Baltimore Sun,
6 June 2025
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During the presentation, SPA shared character animations for Will, whose slight frame and limited height sets him far apart from his roarball colleagues.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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One person might use their toolkit for presentations.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Lockridge made his major league debut on my birthday, which is probably a bonus fact only interesting to me.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The second full bath has a private entrance from the second bedroom, but also an entry off the second floor hall, allowing it to be shared with the bonus room or fifth bedroom.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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The high court’s June 26 decision determined, among other matters, that the payment to Snyder from the Buha brothers, owners of Great Lakes Peterbilt, was a gratuity because Snyder received the money, reportedly for consulting work, after the business got the garbage truck contracts and not before.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 May 2025
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Only seven states — Alaska, California, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Washington — have replaced tipped wages with universal pay floors, with gratuities as gravy on top.—
Maya Huter,
NBC News,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Pension.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pension. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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