resign
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The answer to this inquiry would be because leaders of his own party informed Nixon that he would be removed from office if he didn’t resign.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026
In a highly unusual move, he did not resign his post on the Fed's Board of Governors when his term as chair ended in May.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
In 1969, Sheen made the difficult decision to resign when he felt that the diocese no longer had confidence in his mission there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
She was forced to resign but never faced criminal charges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
We informed the warden that if he overruled us we would all resign from the House Committee, depriving the committee itself of any integrity or authority.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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"The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Pradhan resigns," Dipke told his supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 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
By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
Pollster Ipsos asked Britons who should lead Labour if Starmer resigns, and 17% chose Burnham—more than triple his nearest rival, former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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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Cruise’s ambition is moot if he’s otherwise resigned himself to crowd-pleasers, making his occasional enterprising choices look even more daring.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Even people who are resigned to the death penalty, who don’t have religious or other scruples about the death penalty, have real heartburn over this,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Before that, Zacharia worked as a deputy assistant secretary of Homeland Security for Public Affairs, starting in February 2026, but resigned just weeks later in March.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
He resigned the day before a hearing in August 2025, which concluded he would have been sacked had he remained on the force.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Ma resigned, Grandpa stoic, clasping the family Bible.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada is resigning this month following the botched execution of Christa Pike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is resigning after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Good's death also prompted turmoil inside the Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Minneapolis were prevented from investigating the agents involved, with several resigning in protest.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 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
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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