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  "id": 14518801,
  "title": "Did this year’s COLA beat inflation? Here’s how spending by American seniors stacks up so far in 2026.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/did-this-years-cola-beat-inflation-heres-how-spending-by-american-14518801",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-14T18:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.marketwatch.com/story/did-this-years-cola-beat-inflation-heres-how-spending-by-american-seniors-stacks-up-so-far-in-2026-917c400c?mod=mw_rss_topstories"
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  "summary": "The cost-of-living adjustment for 2027 will be 3.6%, which will give Social Security recipients an average of $75 more per month.",
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        "title": "Did this year’s COLA beat inflation? Here’s how spending by American seniors stacks up so far in 2026.",
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        "published": "2026-10-14T18:53:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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