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  • verb Present participle of pension.

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Examples

  • In spite of the fact that she did everything possible to disgrace herself more deeply than ever, such as pensioning the assassin of her brother Moray, her sufferings made her the martyr of sentimentalists, and pieces of embroidery or other possessions of the beautiful queen have been handed down as the precious relics of a saint. [

    The Age of the Reformation Preserved Smith 1910

  • [...] 7 01 2010 Matt Yglesias makes what seems to be a pretty good point about the effect pensioning has on public sector employees: I have no problem with the idea of [...] jmo Says:

    Matthew Yglesias » The Other Public Sector Pension Problem 2010

  • Trevor removed fiscal authority from Mulla Shakur who served as Shuja's main confidante while pensioning in Ludiana.

    Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

  • Catherine was a strong and independent woman it helped that she was an empress who throughout her long reign, took many lovers, often elevating them to high positions for as long as they held her interest, and then pensioning them off with large estates and gifts of serfs.

    Icons of erotic art #18 « Jahsonic 2008

  • Catherine was a strong and independent woman it helped that she was an empress who throughout her long reign, took many lovers, often elevating them to high positions for as long as they held her interest, and then pensioning them off with large estates and gifts of serfs.

    12 « February « 2008 « Jahsonic 2008

  • You have no problem with Rudy having an affair with a much younger subordinate employee and pensioning her off on the public's dime?

    "Rudy's New Shag Fund Explanation!" Ann Althouse 2007

  • You have no problem with Rudy having an affair with a much younger subordinate employee and pensioning her off on the public's dime?

    "Rudy's New Shag Fund Explanation!" Ann Althouse 2007

  • “Are you amusing yourself with pensioning the old army?” said the notary, laughing — a young man named

    Le Colonel Chabert 2007

  • “Are you amusing yourself with pensioning the old army?” said the notary, laughing — a young man named

    Le Colonel Chabert 2007

  • She would have wished to pension off that Florence Burton with half her wealth, had such pensioning been possible.

    The Claverings 2005

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