- present participle of retire.
retiring
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Last week, Scott Wiener, one of the two candidates seeking to replace the retiring former speaker in San Francisco, released a chatbot of his opponent, Connie Chan.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
Flanagan will face former television sports reporter Michele Tofoya, a Republican, in November for the seat held by Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, who is retiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Other times it’s getting married or having a kid or trying to foresee retiring one day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
After retiring from playing in 1983, he went on to serve on the committee of Wolves' former players association and was inducted into the club's hall of fame in 2023.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Unfortunately, he died before he could conduct the experiments and both the idea and the necessary equipment were passed on to a brilliant but magnificently retiring London scientist named Henry Cavendish.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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