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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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It would also boost retirement benefits for vets forced to retire with fewer than 20 years of service due to combat-related injuries.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Wildish had been hoping to use the money to retire and said her dad would be "absolutely devastated" by what had happened.

From BBC Jul. 18, 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

Washington had been threatening to retire even before he was inaugurated as president in 1789, and he had repeated the threat in 1792 prior to his reelection.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

After 10 years, 86 caps and 20 goals, there is a scenario in which this man of the people retires as Scotland's men's leading scorer and most-capped player.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

“If you’re a savvy young candidate, it may be easier to beat an incumbent who is over 80 than to then primary 20 people when the person retires later on,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

In a few years, when her older cousin retires, Justice will most likely take over the practice, a solid prospect, though far less lucrative, and less glamorous, than a partnership at her Lexington law firm.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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

"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

"But I would have preferred not to be the top scorer and to have played in the final. It's good for my legacy once I've retired, but right now, that's not what's on my mind."

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Valentina realized that she would never go to space, and in 1969, she retired from the space program.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Alaska also plans to replace Hawaiian Airlines’s retiring Boeing 717 fleet with Hawaiian-branded Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with an enhanced onboard experience and Honolulu-based pilots and flight attendants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

A 65-year-old retiring in 2026 can expect to spend an average of $185,500 on healthcare and medical expenses throughout retirement, according to Fidelity Investments.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 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

Ben Stokes is set to play for the first time since retiring from international cricket by appearing for Durham at Derbyshire on Tuesday.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

I retrieve Helen’s cardigan and then flop onto the retiring room sofa while the girls around me eat sandwiches and exchange glances over my prone body.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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