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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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Littlewood left Nuffield after the Germany incident and, while the World Championships in China in 2024 was her last canoe polo event for Great Britain, she said you "never really retire".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Plan as if you’re going to retire early and hope you can continue to work past that date, financial advisers said.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Cohen fears the situation could get even worse, with 25% of the current workforce of pathologists expected to retire in the next five years, according to the RCP report.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Teachers hired since those reforms will now be able to retire at age 58, instead of 63.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Their Spiritualist friend, Justice John Edmonds, who had been forced to retire from New York’s Supreme Court due to his beliefs, delivered a eulogy, “purported to come from the spirit world.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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