resignation
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He announced his resignation late last month after facing backlash for recording an English-only video in response to the fatal crash of an Air Canada Express flight at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The resulting uproar forced the resignation of the chief Sinaloa prosecutor.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026
Before his resignation, McSweeney became a lightning rod for discontent with Downing Street.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
He told an audience at the Council on Foreign Relations that he called Kent the day of his resignation and left a message calling him an “utter disgrace” for criticizing the president in wartime.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
“Do as you will,” he said, half doom and half resignation.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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