resignation

Example Sentences

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The retirement follows criticism from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and a Quebec legislature motion demanding Rousseau’s resignation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer launched an ethics investigation before Simons announced his resignation.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Critics have called for the resignation of Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja, who had vowed to improve the capital's drainage and road infrastructure when he took office in 2022.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

Further fuzzing up the situation are reports that Kent was under FBI investigation for leaks at the time of his resignation.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

I was shocked out of this resignation two weeks into the fall semester, when I awoke one night to a blinding pain in my jaw.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover