retired

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USC right-hander Grant Govel, who had thrown 89 pitches over 5⅔ innings on Friday, retired the first seven Aggies before Bear Harrison hit a solo home run to left-center field in the third.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“The industry is probably one of the best ways we get information about trafficking,” McCormick, the retired Ohio agent, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Among those not yet retired, 42% have less than $50,000 in retirement savings, the advocacy group for older adults said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Last year, 19-year-old Jodar was a university student ranked 707th in the world when Nadal, who had retired several months earlier, was given an emotional Roland Garros send-off.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Before Louis Lépine retired, his Paris police tracked down the leader of the Bonnot Gang.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day