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retired

[ri-tahyuhrd] / rɪˈtaɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
having withdrawn from active life
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I am retired and he is still working.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Deputy Public Defender Carlos Bido said in court that Perry is retired and received an honorable discharge from the military.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“The industry is probably one of the best ways we get information about trafficking,” McCormick, the retired Ohio agent, told me.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Other supporters include former MPs, retired military and naval officers, human rights lawyers and union leaders.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

The only problem was that Pani Zuzana had retired.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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