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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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Whiting informed the board earlier Monday of his intention to retire, according to Farrer, who said that the move was entirely Whiting’s decision.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

He has said he will retire at the end of his term in the Senate.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

In Kentucky, McConnell is set to retire at the end of this term, and a race is underway to fill his vacant seat in November.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

People close to him say they don’t expect him to retire this summer or fall.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

This was his day, and after they came in to greet Maurice they both pleaded pressure of their work to retire behind the closed doors of their joint office.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

But the question everybody is thinking, and nobody wants to mention, is 'what will we do when Messi retires'?

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Weiner is set to become executive chairman-designate in October and fully assume the role after Domino’s current executive chairman, David Brandon, retires next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Bazer is still working as a full professor at Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and tax law doesn’t require him to take RMDs until he retires later this year.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

When she retires in five years, we should have 30-32 times our best earning years.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

It’s not like Roli is ever going to step up when Papi retires.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina

A retired Long Beach schoolteacher has been missing for four days in a rugged Mojave Desert off-roading area amid triple-digit temperatures, raising concerns about her well-being.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

He retired as a pilot a year later in 2010, and has continued advocating for aviation safety.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Richard Elias, a 76-year-old retired financial adviser in St. Louis, decided to put around 3% of his portfolio in gold after the 2008 financial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

If you’re retired and wondering when or whether to move, treat the decision as a research project — don’t procrastinate or let inertia take hold.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

She has retired from her most recent job as a bank secretary and has dedicated much of her time as a volunteer usher at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Barry's first coaching job after retiring as a player was as assistant manager at Wigan Athletic.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

He joined the Redondo Beach Fire Department in 1970 and held nearly every rank inside the department — including chief — before retiring in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

This week, veteran National Public Radio reporter Nina Totenberg briefly published a story stating that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito was retiring.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

Read: I’m 55 and retiring in 6 years.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Moniek married, and he and his wife, Erica, reared two sons before retiring to Florida.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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