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retiring

[ri-tahyuhr-ing] / rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ /


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You invest that $650, let it compound over time, and before you know it, you’re a multimillionaire retiring by 60.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

As with his beloved Florida citrus, Rick Dantzler’s on the way out—age 70, retiring from the Citrus Research and Development Foundation, which, after losing its state funding, was getting absorbed by another group anyway.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

He calculated how this portfolio would have performed for someone retiring in October 1929 and making withdrawals for 30 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

“I’m retiring from Los Angeles. I’m leaving the market,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 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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