- present participle of retire.
retiring
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After five or 10 years, you could be in a position to run the business yourself if the owner is retiring.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
With Lionel Messi retiring and Cristiano Ronaldo presumably not far behind, one of soccer’s greatest eras is ending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
After a few years in which mainstream culture at least made noises about retiring the worst excesses of early-aughts thinspo, the pendulum appears to be swinging back.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
They will also dedicate their next home Championship match, against QPR on 9 October, to Miklosko, who made 57 league appearances for QPR between 1998 and 2001 before retiring.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Still, the incident had lamentably put off his retiring time, which was ordinarily eleven o’clock.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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