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　　 　　Plan for the fun years without shortchanging the rest.© Mirko Vitali/stock.adobe.comYou’ve run the numbers and decided you can finally stop working. Perhaps you used the FIRE method (financial independence, retire early), the 4% rule, or another retirement income strategy to get there. You’ve mapped out your Social Security benefits and planned your withdrawals from your retirement savings. You feel...

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　　Poisson’s ratio mechanics Written and fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated Nov. 20, 2025 •History Poisson’s ratio, in mechanics, a quantity describing how a material behaves when it...

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