resign
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On March 22, he announced that he would resign as CEO of Apollo effective immediately, some three months ahead of schedule, and that he would resign as the chairman of the Apollo board, also immediately.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Others, like Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md., called for Kennedy to resign or be fired.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
The chair of the Parades Commission has said she and her colleagues do not intend to resign.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
He joins a list of at least 10 other representatives who have become mired in ethics accusations, on top of three members forced to resign this year over financial or sexual scandals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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The protesters said they would stay in the streets until Rama resigns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
If the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume the role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
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Baptiste is currently serving his sentence in Al-Oudaya prison, and resigned from his position as a consultant coach via a message sent on his behalf to UK Athletics on 18 August citing unspecified ill-health.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Aschenbrenner resigned with all of his Future Fund colleagues when FTX imploded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I had resigned myself at the time that this movie might take 30 years to get out of the vault,” screenwriter Samy Burch says on a video call.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Curlee, who has since resigned from the Central Intelligence Agency after 20 years of service, recently shared her experience in a first-person essay published by The Atlantic magazine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Bobby’s own play was not at its sharpest, but he exploited the weak moves of his opponent and pressed home the advantage until Tal lapsed into a hopeless endgame and resigned.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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He also worked for Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former Republican congresswoman who fell out with Trump and became a fierce critic before resigning from office.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
However, the panel split, with two members resigning and producing a separate report.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Black British academic Jason Arday, who has been at the center of a row over alleged plagiarism and racism, published his memoir in the United States on Tuesday, days after resigning from Cambridge University.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Carvalho ultimately relinquished his right to severance by resigning — while avoiding the possibility of dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Very well,” Mola said, as if resigning herself.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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