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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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Fletcher fractured his skull when colliding with concrete barriers next to the pitch at Bath City's ground, and was forced to retire in 2024.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

A friend of mine once received paternal advice to retire his collection of personality socks until he had secured a job at a law firm.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

What if just five of those early years were spent seeing the world — and possibly adding over $1 million to your savings by the time you retire?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

And the reason I don’t know is because you never know how many officers are actually going to retire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

“I’m not going to retire you, Miss Rosen. Good day.”

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

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

When he retires at either 65 or 67, can he draw off of her earnings record?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Taylor beat Pili on points in Dublin to become undisputed light-welterweight champion and retires with 26 wins from 27 professional contests, Olympic gold and three undisputed title triumphs across two divisions.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 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

Harry Saddler, a retired designer who lives in San Francisco, said that the state of the party is “enraging.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

"I was so shocked, things happened so quickly," said Samran, a retired company worker whose building was flooded.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

"What should have been normal has become exceptional," says retired civil servant Kamal Kant Jaswal.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Charlie Leshko, a retired maintenance man and janitor who lives in a seniors residence in Hazleton, was intrigued by the cash offer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

An elderly retired missionary was brought in, jaw quivering with fear.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The audit’s findings didn’t support an investigation into misconduct by the retiring employee, in part because records didn’t clearly show what the employee had taken, the inspector general’s office said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Colapinto locked up at the restart after a safety-car period and slid into Alpine team-mate Pierre Gasly, who then hit McLaren driver Norris, in an incident which resulted in all three retiring from the race.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

After five or 10 years, you could be in a position to run the business yourself if the owner is retiring.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

McVay confirmed that Donald will play for the first time since retiring after the 2023 season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Curly guessed it was her very first Hollywood role after retiring from beauty pageants.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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