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resign

[ri-zahyn] / rɪˈzaɪn /


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On March 22, five days after her initial tweets, Black announced that he would resign as CEO and board chairman of Apollo effective immediately, some three months ahead of schedule.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

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

From Salon Aug. 27, 2026

Uefa has threatened to boycott all Fifa competitions, with the European confederation's president Aleksander Ceferin saying he expects Infantino to resign or face a challenge in an election next March.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Beattie, who quit the UUP in May after an internal party dispute, said Nesbitt was left with "no other choice" but to resign after Burrows voiced his opposition to withdrawing services from Causeway Hospital.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

Julius said irritably, “Get to it. You can’t resign right this minute.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

"The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Pradhan resigns," Dipke told his supporters.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

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

From MarketWatch May 27, 2026

But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.

From Salon May 20, 2026

Flavius badly wants to use his own trademark purple lipstick on me but resigns himself to a pink as they begin to color my face and nails.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

The Sinaloa attorney general resigned at Rocha’s suggestion and federal prosecutors took over the case.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Curlee, who has since resigned from the Central Intelligence Agency after 20 years of service, recently shared her experience in a first-person essay published by The Atlantic magazine.

From Barron's Aug. 26, 2026

Chandrasekharan's exit is the second instance where the chairman has resigned because of the rocky relationship with the Trusts.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

In 2024, Gay resigned as the school’s president, although she remains on the faculty.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Hen Wen snored luxuriously and Taran resigned himself to sleeping, despite the assortment of whistles and groans directly below his ear.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander

However, the panel split, with two members resigning and producing a separate report.

From BBC Aug. 28, 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

After resigning in May, Davies-Jones told the Commons in June that people whose lives were devastated by Epstein's abuse have too often been reduced to a footnote.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Carvalho ultimately relinquished his right to severance by resigning — while avoiding the possibility of dismissal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

I sighed, resigning myself to a term of sleeping outside and scavenging meals where I could find them.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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