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resignation

[rez-ig-nay-shuhn] / ˌrɛz ɪgˈneɪ ʃən /




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Her resignation comes as Paramount is waiting for a federal judge to approve a settlement agreement that would allow Paramount to finalize its $111-billion purchase of Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Vucic delivered his resignation speech from the presidential palace in Belgrade, where supporters gathered outside chanting his name.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The resignation this month of an Anthropic researcher, Jacob Coxon, woke up the American public to the shocking notion that runaway AI development could end humanity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

It was not immediately clear whether her resignation was accepted.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

The radio blasted, covering the silence of disbelief, of resignation.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon

With their resignations, The Icahn Group also waived its right to appoint replacement directors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The votes were triggered by the resignations of three MPs.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It prompted further resignations and another reported wave of roughly 75,000 digital cancellations in two days.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026

There were resignations from political offices, and many famous people suffered a great deal of embarrassment and public shame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

At Hanawon, the resettlement center in South Korea, job counselors say that workplace paranoia, stormy resignations, and lingering feelings of betrayal are chronic problems as North Koreans adjust to new lives.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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