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  • present participle of retire.
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retiring

[ri-tahyuhr-ing] / rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ /


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So too long-serving and highly respected financial director Andy Mollett, who is retiring in July.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I just gave notice that I’m retiring at 60.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Cut from the Olympic team five years earlier, he went on to play 110 games for the national team, retiring as the second-most-capped player in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After retiring from soccer he became a successful journalist, even writing a biography of U2.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“Are you so offended that I managed a method of secretly retiring, instead of actually gleaning myself?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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