resign
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When President Andry Rajoelina dissolved his government but refused to resign, demonstrations intensified.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has said he expects Infantino to resign or to face a challenge to his role from another candidate at elections in March.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was stupid, I decided, to resign myself to being another Auntie Braxton.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
He resigns as leader and then has his membership suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 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
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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On Tuesday, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, made headlines when he resigned over concerns that the race to build self-improving systems is spiraling out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Michael Edwards, who appointed Hughes, also resigned as FSG's CEO of Football.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The agent was placed on leave after the allegations of an inappropriate relationship emerged, and he resigned in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Another seemed resigned to the worst outcome: "You left so suddenly, leaving behind elderly parents and young children. What are we supposed to do?"
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
This was Adams’s resigned but bittersweet mood in 1809, when Rush reported his most amazing dream yet.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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The Manor of Northstead, in North Yorkshire, is the other remaining office given to resigning MPs.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
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
Witness the two CEO roles Brian Krzanich has had at smaller companies since resigning as Intel CEO in 2018 after the company said he’d had a previous relationship with a co-worker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Arday announced on August 5 that he was resigning from both his university post as a professor and as a fellow of Jesus College, shortly after they announced probes into the various accusations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I remained silent, resigning myself to the worst.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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