retire
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“I’m grateful to have a financial consultant in the family,” said Elliott, who plans to retire next year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
With excess power on the civilian grid, power companies could retire their oldest units, allowing for an even cleaner grid at a reduced cost to customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Several of Chisora's recent bouts have been billed as farewell fights and there have been repeated calls from people within the boxing community for the veteran to retire because of his age.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
It makes sense to give a chunk of money to your kids, put several other chunks aside for investments, retire in place and enjoy that passive income.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
We tried to make him a pet and move him into the house, as we often do when dogs retire, but he didn’t want that, didn’t want to leave the kennel.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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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
Once she retires, our combined pension income will be $345,000 a year before any withdrawals from our retirement accounts.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 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
How will I learn all there is to know about magic if Ma retires so soon?
From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott
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So are the MetroCards, the small yellow magnetic cards emblematic of the city, which have recently been retired from use -- they sell for $6.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The midfielder - who retired from international football after the World Cup - has also played every single minute for Brighton in all competitions, nine games so far.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Both she and Oliver are retired “Helperbots,” human-like robots who were once employed, if that’s the word, as assistants to flesh-and-blood people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The Bears retired Ditka’s number, 89, in 2013.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
The two retired teachers on the top floor of this apartment building were a bit more generous.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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After retiring in 1972, Ditka joined the Cowboys as an assistant coach.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Two years after the long-running rock band said it was retiring from the road, Aerosmith announced Wednesday that it will reconvene to play two shows at the Hollywood Bowl on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
A former Switzerland centre-back, Vega also played for Celtic and Watford and has worked in finance since retiring from football in 2004.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
He is a few years from retiring from the military and plans to work as a contractor afterward.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
My only living grandparent is my mom’s mom, Grandma Cindy, who moved to Phoenix after retiring.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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