Questão 16

Most don't work anymore, but Americans age 70 and older have seen their share of collective wealth surge during the pandemic. As a group, they have accumulated more than $14 t r i l l i o n \in a dd i t i o na l n e tw or t h s in ce t h ee n d 2019, ba se d o n F e d er a l R eser v e d a t a . T h e i r s ha r eo f t h eco u n t r y^{'} s w e a l t hha s j u m p e d t o a r ecor d 30$ 5 trillion $\in$ equity gains. Close to 38% of the nation's corporate equities and mutual fund shares were held by people $\in$ that age group, the highest share on record $\in$ data going back to 1989. (Alex Tanzi. www.bnnbloomberg.ca, 2023. Adaptado.)

O termo "since", no trecho do terceiro parágrafo "The share of adults age 65 and more $\in$ the labor force reached a historic low of 10% $\in$ the mid-1980s but has since almost doubled", é empregado com o mesmo sentido do termo sublinhado em: