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retired

[ri-tahyuhrd] / rɪˈtaɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
having withdrawn from active life
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Max Verstappen, who retired with a problem in his Red Bull's energy recovery system after a dispiriting race in the lower half of the field, said the new F1 was "terrible".

From BBC

Alonso eventually retired as a result of discomfort caused by vibrations from the Honda engine with 23 laps to go.

From BBC

“Simply because one side declares a war is over does not eliminate the inconvenient truth that the enemy always gets a vote in when a war ends,” said retired U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

“There’s no nose like an English teacher’s nose,” said Mike Finn, a recently retired L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, let’s say I’m retired and need an extra $10,000 for something — travel, for instance.

From MarketWatch