retired

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“When it gets dark, the horror starts,” said Walid Nasser, a retired police officer and a municipal board member.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Lawes retired from international rugby at the end of the 2023 World Cup in France but playing in the Prem again could open the door to an England return.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Kehring, who had been executive vice president of operations, took on the role of principal financial officer from Safra Catz after she retired as chief executive.

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

I retired to a window-seat, and taking a book from a table near, endeavoured to read.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë