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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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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

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

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

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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