resign
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Then again, the silliest thing our species could do is resign ourselves to disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
I was offered the choice to take it down or resign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The crisis has fuelled speculation that Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek was preparing to resign, though he dismissed the rumours as "baseless".
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, Rolfe made it clear on Friday that he has no plans to resign.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
When I was forced to resign from the ANC, the organization had to replace me, and no matter what I might have liked, I could no longer wield the authority I once possessed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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He resigns as leader and then has his membership suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The protesters said they would stay in the streets until Rama resigns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
It is when Mary resigns herself to learning and high-mindedness that her life-scheme goes happily awry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 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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Anastasia Bukhman, co-founder of the Bukhman Foundation, was one of the fund board members who resigned in protest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Gates said he resigned, alleged the Register had relied on fake records, and shared a partially redacted Justice Department letter with The Times purporting to show he had voluntarily left.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Chilean ambassador Julio Cordano took over the role earlier this year after his predecessor resigned, and with the talks having overrun their initial schedule by more than a year.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In the past two weeks alone, hackers stole FBI data and a top official resigned.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was nearly a month before she resigned herself to it.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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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
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
By resigning voluntarily, he was declaring that his deepest allegiances, like those of his critics, were thoroughly republican.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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