stepping down
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Finally, on Sept. 8, Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch, the first African American person to lead the institution, announced he was stepping down at age 73, saying “it has been stressful.”
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Buffett is stepping down at a time when Berkshire has raised eyebrows for its slumping stock price and a roughly $365 billion mountain of cash it held by the end of the second quarter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Matan Segal directed Kick It Out Israel, an anti-discrimination initiative with similar aims but no link to the English organisation of the same name, for almost four years before stepping down a few months ago.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
He previously made headlines for stepping down from Harvard’s antisemitism advisory group and publicly criticizing the university in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
He went back to his work, sticking the shovel into the ground, stepping down hard on one side of the blade with a khaki-gaitered foot.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
