retired

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The Penningtons retired in 1977 and sold the restaurant to a married couple, who had it for 18 months before selling to Cox and Malik’s parents, Ron and Kathy Dickey.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Athletic Club could field teams of one-club players past and present, but they only give the award to retired players from other clubs.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

John Wooden was in his 80s, retired after guiding the juggernaut Bruins men’s team to 10 national titles in the 1960s and 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Ford retired in 2010, and he died in 2013, two years after Cynthia’s case was assigned to the cold-case archives.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Many more questioned his motives; after all, Kalugin was a retired KGB general and had once directed the spy service's counterintelligence operations inside Russia.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau