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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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My husband is planning to retire next year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Ultimately had to retire from the race for the second grand prix in a row.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Castaneda says she and her husband had hoped to retire in Italy.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Friends and family assumed I would also retire to New York, but current tax rates nixed those plans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

There’ll be more andys to retire; my career isn’t over; I haven’t retired the last andy in existence.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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