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retire

[ri-tahyuhr] / rɪˈtaɪər /


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Jejurikar was also named to the additional post of chairman, succeeding Jon Moeller, who will retire in August after nearly 40 years with the company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

“I put $125,000 into my house, and now a nuclear reactor is coming to town,” said Jerel Johnson, an IT professional who planned to retire in Parsons.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

I’ve been planning to wait until 70 to begin collecting Social Security and retire ime.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

I’ll bet everyone except Rich Paul is hoping he’ll retire and free everyone else from the never-ending guessing game.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

The Marthas don’t want to be forced to retire, because who knows where they go?

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

There’s a cold shower to unwind, dinner of more protein and vegetables, and he eventually retires for the night at 10 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

He retires with seven wins, three seconds and three thirds from 14 starts, with earnings of $4,770,755.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Bazer is still working as a full professor at Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences and tax law doesn’t require him to take RMDs until he retires later this year.

From Barron's Jun. 13, 2026

Williamson retires as New Zealand's leading all-format run-scorer, with 19,346 runs, including 48 centuries and six double-hundreds, in 378 appearances between 2010 and 2026.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

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

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

Although Skype is now defunct -- retired last year by Microsoft which bought the app in 2011, its legacy as the first Baltic unicorn can still be felt across the region.

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

“I just want them to pay me back my hard earned money,” the complainant wrote, “since I am a retired senior citizen who happened to love this country.”

From Salon Aug. 1, 2026

"In an attempt to solve the rehoming crisis, the racing industry had devised a program of sending retired greyhounds to the US and Canada," Field said.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund pays monthly retirement benefits to eligible retired workers and their families.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

Before she retired, Pani Zuzana sometimes fell asleep in between jobs, so, forgetting that she had retired, I clapped my hands to wake her up.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

The Sparks paid homage to DeLisha Milton-Jones by retiring her No. 8 jersey at halftime of a loss to the New York Liberty.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 2, 2026

In 2020, Baresi became honorary vice-president of AC Milan, with the club retiring his number six shirt four years later.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

New provinces meant new recruits as well as the resources to pay off retiring soldiers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

CleanPlay said Ever.green, a clean-energy marketplace that is retiring the renewable-energy credits, pointed it to ThreeW and helped facilitate the deal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

Leon looked as if he hadn’t spent five minutes in the exercise room since retiring from pro basketball; all that remained of his NBA physique was his height.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen




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