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retired

[ri-tahyuhrd] / rɪˈtaɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
having withdrawn from active life
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Jorge Baeza, retired as a truck driver and has worked for Kodiak since 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

Severin added that the retired senior judges and leading barristers, who sat on the Commission, have "spent their careers interpreting complicated facts, dealing with witnesses and applying relevant weight to evidence".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Situation: Blake Snell has retired 14 consecutive batters entering the seventh inning, with the Dodgers leading, 2-1.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Lawmakers from both main US parties have said they were against it, and dozens of retired US military officers warned in an open letter against broadcasting the execution.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

“You’re doing a job, so you deserve to be compensated. I pay my friend Minnie fifteen dollars an hour when she watches Lily, but she’s a retired teacher. Is ten OK with you?”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller


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