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I have read several letters from readers in recent months who are worried about whether they can afford to retire.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

BT, the phone company running the boxes, has announced plans to retire its copper-wired network next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

It seems unlikely that Ronaldo will voluntarily retire from the national team before he hits the elusive 1,000 goal mark he is chasing for club and country - he currently has 979.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A final lingering question is whether any justices will retire this term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

“If you don’t fly down here tonight,” he said, “I’ll go after them alone and I won’t be able to retire them. I just bought a goat,” he added.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

At their request, the name of Caltech’s bioengineering center will be changed to honor its director, Frances Arnold—who was awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 2018—after she retires.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Immediately after the game, the Sparks announced that they would name their new practice facility in El Segundo after Ogwumike, who retires as the Sparks’ all-time leading scorer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Messi retires from Argentina duty with 'nothing left to give'

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

The naming of tropical storms and hurricanes is a job for the World Meteorological Organization, which rotates them out every six years and retires them after a given storm causes too much destruction.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026

When he retires from Bowdoin he has taught every subject in the curriculum except mathematics.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

Carmen Pérez is a retired widow, originally from Ecuador, who has been living in Spain for 17 years.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Some are baby boomers who have retired, and some are immigrants who either were deported or left the country on their own.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

In my last few years as a teacher before I retired in 2022, I—along with my fellow educators—were called into the administration office to discuss our grading policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

"A few days ago, they ran a compressor test with a big bang... even the children who were asleep woke up in fear," said Ali, a retired paper mill worker.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Grandpa used to work at a small import/export company until he retired a few years ago.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Derek Chisora says he is not retiring and will fight again in December.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

After retiring from public service, Hanning remained an oft-quoted public figure, writing essays and giving numerous interviews on security issues and geopolitics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He is a few years from retiring from the military and plans to work as a contractor afterward.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fury said he had "no intention" of retiring after fighting Joshua and views the contest with his compatriot as a "warm-up for Usyk".

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Claire walked again along the river before retiring.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry