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resign

[ri-zahyn] / rɪˈzaɪn /


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His decision to resign came after a conversation with Reform's party chair Lee Anderson on Tuesday.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

When President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign, demonstrations intensified.

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

The details of the behind-the-scenes friction between Driscoll and Hegseth are unclear but CBS notes that the army secretary is good friends with George, who was reportedly asked by Hegseth to resign.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Others, like Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., called for Kennedy to resign or be fired.

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

A date will not be set for the by-election until Sir Keir formally resigns his Commons seat.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke welcomed Wangchuk's decision to end his hunger strike but said the movement would press ahead with its campaign until the education minister resigns.

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

Pollster Ipsos asked Britons who should lead Labour if Starmer resigns, and 17% chose Burnham—more than triple his nearest rival, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.

From The Wall Street Journal May 15, 2026

She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

From 1939 until he resigned effective 1955 he worked at Life, the enormously successful weekly news magazine whose circulation at its peak reached nearly a quarter of the U.S. population.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

The Smithsonian asserted it had control over personnel matters, but Sajet later resigned, citing the museum's best interests.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Its most recent recipient was Reform UK's Nigel Farage who resigned in order to stand for re-election in his own constituency.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

The Wall Street Journal has previously reported that during the past year, most of Windrose’s dozen or so U.S. workers resigned because of, or were fired after requesting, unpaid wages.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

When it was entirely hopeless, Reshevsky removed his lighted cigarette from its holder, pursed his lips, and resigned.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Sir Keir is the latest person to pick up the title after resigning as an MP this week.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

It comes a day after shadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly said he was resigning in order to run for London mayor.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

Witness the two CEO roles Brian Krzanich has had at smaller companies since resigning as Intel CEO in 2018 after the company said he’d had a previous relationship with a co-worker.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Arday announced on August 5 that he was resigning from both his university post as a professor and as a fellow of Jesus College, shortly after they announced probes into the various accusations.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

He did warn me, however, that he could not allow his students to act irresponsibly, and he said that if I insisted on resigning, he would be compelled to expel me from Fort Hare.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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