Example Sentences

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The problem is that actuarially fair annuities don’t really exist in the retail market.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

Setting the maximum at 74 would be actuarially sensible, not arbitrary.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022

It’s a gesture of seeming transparency, but the lists are actuarially spare: name of priest, dates of parish assignments, year of accusation, year of alleged incident, action taken.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019

While he’s facing more than 60 years in prison, actuarially speaking, Doyle is likely to live just shy of 50 more years.

From Slate • Apr. 26, 2017

“At 86, actuarially, I know what’s in the books, but literally I get to do what I love, and it’s easy for me,” Mr. Buffett said in an interview with The New York Times.

From New York Times • Jan. 30, 2017