resignation
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Hunt was the intellectual anchor of that leg, which is why his resignation is news.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Perry cited personal reasons for his resignation, tendered on July 25.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Pradhan's resignation, says the 26-year-old, "is not the end, but just the beginning".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Taipei and Bangkok fell, while Jakarta was also in retreat following the surprise resignation of Indonesian central bank boss Perry Warjiyo citing personal reasons.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
More in resignation than irritation or panic, she returned to her room.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Those resignations came one week before the Makerfield by-election victory that propelled Burnham back to Westminster and then into No 10.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 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
The resignations further weaken Sir Keir Starmer, who has been facing questions about his leadership, particularly in the aftermath of poor elections results at the beginning of May.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
Many women tendered their resignations during their pregnancies and reapplied to the laboratory when they were ready to work again, hoping they would find a way to wrangle back their old jobs.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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