resign
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The sport’s governing body for Europe hinted strongly that he should resign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Appointed in September 2021, he is the first senior figure at Fifa to resign over the plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
After making sure her funeral arrangements are carried out, can I decline or resign from serving as executor, or would I still be legally obligated to administer the estate?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
After reporting concerns about harassment to Zhu, associate dean Anissa Rogers was forced to resign, the suit alleged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
To assume that we must resign ourselves to turning our waterways into rivers of death is to follow the counsel of despair and defeatism.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke welcomed Wangchuk's decision to end his hunger strike but said the movement would press ahead with its campaign until the education minister resigns.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
"The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Pradhan resigns," Dipke told his supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
Flavius badly wants to use his own trademark purple lipstick on me but resigns himself to a pink as they begin to color my face and nails.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
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Bass’ director of communications at City Hall, Kolby Lee, also resigned this summer, the latest in a string of Bass’ communications staff to leave her office over the past nine months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Farage resigned as MP for Clacton on 7 July, following increased scrutiny over his finances and a parliamentary investigation, but the Reform leader is standing again.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
When he resigned, 14% of Labour's 2024 election voters said they would now back the Greens.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Soccer president Carlos Cordeiro, resigned in protest on Friday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Both players used attacking moves, but Petrosian resigned, giving Fischer his fourth victory of the match.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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The final option would be Infantino simply resigning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
A second was charged after first resigning his position, then fleeing the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Kolby Lee, who started as Bass’ director of communications in February, said he was resigning to spend time with family and loved ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
Solomon has said he was disappointed she was resigning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Ginika’s parents had been talking for a while about resigning from the university and starting over in America.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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