retire
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"The decision to retire is purely based on my body and my mind coming to its natural course in that current role - and it's ready to go on a new journey."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Having taken charge of three matches in his second World Cup, Taylor says he only decided to retire once his tournament ended, which seemed like "the perfect time".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“The day I’m pitching and I don’t have nerves is probably the day I retire, because having nerves just means you care.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
As longtime neon makers retire and fewer people learn the trade, an American craft faces an uncertain future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Many residents of the Black Belt were reluctant to retire into their stifling-hot homes, choosing instead the cooling breezes blowing across their front porches and steps.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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If your spouse or ex-spouse retires before you do, you may be eligible to collect spousal benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nysos retires after eight wins and two seconds in 10 lifetime races, with earnings of nearly $5.3 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
And even when accounting for these people, Germany has an ageing population as the baby-boomer generation increasingly retires, and the nationwide birth rate stays stubbornly low.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Doug Petno will become sole head of the commercial and investment bank; Troy Rohrbaugh will lead consumer and community banking after Marianne Lake retires.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
How will I learn all there is to know about magic if Ma retires so soon?
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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Former lightweight champion Nurmagomedov retired in 2020 having won all 29 of his fights, with a relentless pressuring style which overwhelmed his opponents.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
In Algiers, Said, a 66-year-old retired former finance executive who did not provide his full name, said he came from a family of 10 children.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
Back out for the sixth, Snell retired the side in order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Since Don Ross retired as an airline pilot a decade ago, all the financial planners he has spoken with have wanted him to invest his cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A retired police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, told The New York Times, “I was offered tanks, bazookas, anything I wanted.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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Flanagan will face former television sports reporter Michele Tofoya, a Republican, in November for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, who is retiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Other times it’s getting married or having a kid or trying to foresee retiring one day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Fauci had returned the phone upon retiring from government in 2022, and the Department of Health and Human Services transferred its contents to Johnson’s office last week upon his request.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
Despite retiring in 2005, Kusman continues to watch over Cavustepe, said Konyar, a specialist on Tuspa, the kingdom's founding capital.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Instead of coming back from Oxford after those twelve weeks, she’d stayed on to do a summer course, explaining that a professor she admired would be retiring after that.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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