retired

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The retired nurse, 82, said the pollution made her afraid to go out and aggravated her dizziness and migraines.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The U.S. in recent years has retired more warships than it has commissioned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“Everything we do at CalSTRS is grounded in our mission to secure the financial future of California’s current and retired public school teachers,” Zumwalt said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

If they remain third, it would be only their fifth top-three finish in 13 seasons since Sir Alex Ferguson retired.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Once, no doubt, they were heroes, but now they have retired from battlefields and they see things from a different point of view.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton