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resignation

[rez-ig-ney-shuhn] / ˌrɛz ɪgˈneɪ ʃən /




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Could that criticism be strong enough for Infantino to tender his resignation?

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

It’s created a gloomy sense of dread—a resignation that the sport is broken when one team will do whatever it takes, and the rest of the sport is pretty much competing for second place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

If they do get to 19, the meeting must take place within two weeks and the Fifa Council could call on Infantino to tender his resignation.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“FIFA already has access to extraordinary financial resources. The organization sits on billions of dollars in reserves and no debt,” Cordeiro pointed out in his resignation letter.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Roy could feel his shoulders sagging in defeat, while Beatrice’s face had become a mask of grim resignation.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

While prime ministerial resignations are often intense affairs, there is actually a lot of waiting around as the world’s press gathers in Downing Street.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Sources said the proposed plan calls for increasing academy class sizes before and after the Olympics and Paralympics in order to offset resignations and retirements.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

But in another sense it was the culmination of a slow, torturous process of resignations, abandonments and ever-worsening news, capped by the return to Parliament of former Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, Starmer’s principal intra-party rival.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

Four years ago, amid soaring postpandemic inflation, WM decided to let 5,000 to 7,000 jobs companywide go unfilled after resignations and retirements.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

We unanimously decided to tender our resignations on the grounds that we supported the boycott and did not enjoy the support of the majority of the students.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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