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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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It’s a welcome sign that the World Bank has finally announced it will retire its climate spending goals, but with its main climate action plan still firmly in place, the shift risks being superficial.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Despite the sale, Tippett told CBS News he isn’t giving up or planning to retire.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

An estimated 10,000 baby boomers retire every day, according to the U.S.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

I want to believe that bond stays as strong as it is now 'til I do retire in my career at Formula 1.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

By his calculations, he wouldn’t be able to retire before he turned ninety-eight.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

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

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

Subscribers receive rewards like virtual currency and accessories, while CleanPlay retires renewable-energy certificates in their names.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Their conversation is like a gently wicked dance: sound meets sound, curtsies, shimmies, and retires.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

But Sergei Eledinov, a retired Russian military officer turned African security expert, insisted that the Sahel countries did not have a better choice.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

A former senior Navy officer and a retired Navy operations officer told me that past commanders have occasionally filed statements warning of risk—similar to the non-concur notes.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

Mr. Deptula is dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a retired U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 30, 2026

Britain's Arthur Fery has reached his first ATP Tour final after opponent James Duckworth retired because of injury at the Winston-Salem Open.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

Driving the car at high speed was John Paul Vann, a retired army colonel, now working as a civilian advisor for the government.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

That investment would allow Qantas to start retiring its double-decker A380 fleet from 2028, she said.

From Barron's Aug. 27, 2026

On Thursday, it said it would start retiring its aging A380 craft in the 2028 calendar year, four years earlier than previously planned.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

By 2050, retiring at 65 and stepping away entirely for 40 years might seem as unusual as retiring at 40 sounds today.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

At his peak, he could intimidate established incumbents into retiring.

From Slate Aug. 25, 2026

I’m mildly surprised; I’ve never seen her smoke in the retiring room before, but maybe that was just her wanting to maintain a professional remove from the people who report to her.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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