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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 pensions
For years this was the preserve of pensions and insurers.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Manley went further, suggesting that settlements in police misconduct cases involving an act of violence against the community, the money should come out of law enforcement officers’ pensions.
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Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Just 22% of California households are receiving retirement income, such as pensions, annuities or retirement account distributions, the analysis found.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When the state's income tax refund fund carries a surplus of $150 million or more, money over that amount will be directed to pensions.
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Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Among the compensation promised by the Crown for their services were pensions, land, and decent wages.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Progressives don’t support genocide, and New York State employees shouldn’t want their pensions invested in it.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
His opposition to Tariffs, and expanded Civil War pensions, likely cost him his re-election.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
That means trillions of dollars of retirement savings and pensions could end up buying into these companies despite the overarching questions around their financials.
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Allie Canal,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Manley went further, suggesting that settlements in police misconduct cases involving an act of violence against the community, the money should come out of law enforcement officers’ pensions.
—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Just 22% of California households are receiving retirement income, such as pensions, annuities or retirement account distributions, the analysis found.
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Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
When the state's income tax refund fund carries a surplus of $150 million or more, money over that amount will be directed to pensions.
—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
Among the compensation promised by the Crown for their services were pensions, land, and decent wages.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
Progressives don’t support genocide, and New York State employees shouldn’t want their pensions invested in it.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
12 June 2026
His opposition to Tariffs, and expanded Civil War pensions, likely cost him his re-election.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
That means trillions of dollars of retirement savings and pensions could end up buying into these companies despite the overarching questions around their financials.
—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pensions
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That’s how the Dodgers routed the Twins 12-3 on Tuesday, with contributions from up and down the lineup.
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Dustin Hoffman, Juliette Binoche and legendary cinematographer Robert Richardson will receive this year’s Crystal Globes for outstanding artistic contributions to world cinema, while Jeffrey Wright will be honored with KVIFF’s President’s Award.
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Located on the third largest reef in the world, Small Hope Bay Lodge is an unparalleled rustic eco-resort with all of the benefits of an extremely family-friendly all-inclusive.
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But de Liedekerke stressed that the potential benefits of regenerative agriculture go beyond climate change.
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An appeals court in April sentenced Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, to four years in prison after convicting her on various charges, including receiving luxury gifts from a Unification Church official.
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To surrender to those gifts, as Rowland put it, was to shatter boundaries that had previously kept Black artists segregated to genre and medium.
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Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones has raised millions, including helping to get $800,000 in donations to fund a replica of a historic ship for the maritime museum in his San Diego district.
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The process has also been slow due to an insufficient number of buses sent by the Malawian government, which has also asked for donations to help bus the returnees home, the officials said.
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Josh Shapiro's complicated political calculus The approach has already paid some major dividends for Pennsylvania beyond the Amazon deal.
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Finally, oil companies are judged by investors who often want cash returns, dividends, buybacks, and capital discipline.
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Nor slashing domestic draft bonuses from last year’s payout of $401 million to $200 million.
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Since the Labour Party took office in 2024, average weekly pay, adjusted for inflation and excluding bonuses, has inched up less than 1% to £494 ($651), according to the UK statistics office — hardly better than the growth since 2019.
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And this season at Pitti Uomo and Milan Fashion Week Men’s, as a heatwave struck Europe and the looksmaxxing movement circulating around GLP-1s and peptides continues to shift body ideals, runways and presentations held a mirror up to our changing world.
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Tuesday’s presentations will focus on whether changes to annual targets are needed ahead of the 2026-2027 school year.
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“Pensions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pensions. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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