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pension

[pen-shuhn, pahn-syawn] / ˈpɛn ʃən, pɑ̃ˈsyɔ̃ /


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We have Social Security and my pension of around $40,000 a year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Big investors—the BlackRocks, the Fidelitys, the pension funds, the big endowments—will lose.

From Barron's • Apr. 18, 2026

After 42 years of service, Ayala’s pension couldn’t get any higher, so he decided to retire at the end of 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“To address demographic pressures, health and pension reforms cannot be deferred.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

There were no more fifty dollars in brown envelopes to count on, so she took to cleaning rather than fret away the tiny seaman’s pension her parents lived on.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison




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