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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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Seven of MLB’s 76 full-time umps have accepted buyouts and will retire after this season, a person familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

While Keegan had indicated his intention to retire at the end of the 2004-05 season, he instead left by mutual consent in March 2005.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

We weren’t sure whether to write about the late senator in this entry or retire an entry in his honor, so frequently was he a subject of this newsletter.

From Slate Jul. 18, 2026

Read: Americans say they need $1.2 million to retire.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

After thirty years in business, the owner of the store was looking to sell and retire.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher

“Mike deserves it until he retires, because he’s one of the best players of all time.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

The executive was promoted last week to co-president, marking him as one of two top contenders to succeed Dimon when he retires.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Bazer is still working as a full professor at Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and tax law doesn’t require him to take RMDs until he retires later this year.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

At 27, and with potentially two or even three more tournaments to come, the France superstar could well be challenging at the top of this list by the time he retires.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

How will I learn all there is to know about magic if Ma retires so soon?

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

"A three-year plan gives you some certainty about what you're going to get," agreed retired livestock auctioneer Alwyn Jones, showing his pedigree Welsh Black cattle.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

My husband is retired and receives a traditional pension of $200,000 a year, Social Security benefits of $40,000 per year, and $90,000 a year from consulting for his former employer.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Freddie Freeman led off the ninth with a walk, but Bednar retired the next three Dodgers to end it.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Sally Ward, an 11th generation of the Whiteley family, and her husband Jeremy retired, and sold the business to manufacturing company Kaymich.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Before Louis Lépine retired, his Paris police tracked down the leader of the Bonnot Gang.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

He will succeed Barbara Humpton, who is retiring from the company and board at that time.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

At the end of June, a dark cloud hung over the England camp, with Test captain Ben Stokes retiring after a 2-1 series defeat by New Zealand.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Polgar, who will turn 50 on Thursday, was the top-ranked woman chess player for 25 years before retiring in 2014.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Brock Stewart had a standout performance, entering in the fifth with no outs and the bases loaded and retiring three straight batters.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

I followed him down to the parlor, where we kindled a fire for the ease of the academicians, who were retiring from the experimental chamber.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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