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resign

[ri-zahyn] / rɪˈzaɪn /


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She was forced to resign but never faced criminal charges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Meanwhile, Rolfe made it clear on Friday that he has no plans to resign.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

In a separate filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, Caesars said Jesse Lynn and Ted Papapostolou decided to resign from the company’s board.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Although Volcker delayed the implementation of the cut, the incident spurred speculation that he might resign his position at the Fed, according to media reports from the time.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

I began to resign myself to my misfortune and to ask no longer that she be resurrected but simply that I would arrive in time to see her one last time before they buried her.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

Plus, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of tension with Pete Hegseth, and a look at why Seattle and D.C. are drawing more families with kids.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

A senior adviser to Infantino, Carlos Cordeiro, resigns citing "a bad deal for football" that would "mortgage football's future".

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

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

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

She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Much of Novo’s board resigned last fall, and influential leaders like Lotte Bjerre Knudsen, who led development of semaglutide, have since stepped down.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Polymarket US’s chief compliance officer, Andrew Clifford, resigned in April after sending a lengthy report with an overview of some of the fraud issues to company executives, according to people familiar with the report.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

Hobson, who co-founded the billion-dollar museum alongside her husband, George Lucas, resigned from LA28 earlier this week.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

He said Officer 2 had resigned from the service and that Officer 3 had been suspended and was facing disciplinary proceedings, which could lead to his dismissal.

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

Fuller resigned that position in July 1995, citing differences with the School Board on a variety of issues.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Gay was president for six months, the shortest stretch in the institution’s history, before resigning at the start of 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

But the Fair Games Coalition claims she responded to their requests to meet and discuss their concerns by resigning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

Concerns about AI safety have escalated in recent weeks, with workers at major AI developers resigning over concerns about the dangers posed by the technology.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

The chief executive of NHS Tayside has personally apologised for the destruction of theatre logbooks, potentially related to disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel, but said she had no intention of resigning.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

In resigning themselves to the role of chronicling ever-changing usage, they are acknowledging the wisdom of Thomas Carlyle’s famous reply to Margaret Fuller’s statement “I accept the universe”: “Gad! She’d better.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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