retiring
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He worked two innings against Team USA’s star-studded lineup without surrendering a hit, retiring the likes of Alex Bregman, Cal Raleigh and Pete Crow-Armstrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
After retiring in 2018, he contemplated going the route of a lot of former players and working NFL games as a color analyst.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Last week, Scott Wiener, one of the two candidates seeking to replace the retiring former speaker in San Francisco, released a chatbot of his opponent, Connie Chan.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Lynda Rousseau and her husband Joe had lived in Texas for 19 years prior to retiring in their home country of Canada.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The sellsword kept the night watch by himself, rising as the rest of his band sought their beds and retiring when the sun came up.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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