- present participle of retire.
retiring
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Gorman was the voice of the basketball team for 43 years before retiring in 2024, and even credits the beautiful condo and the easy commute it offered for contributing to the longevity of his career.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Carrey, whose recent screen credits include the big-screen adaptation of the “Sonic the Hedgehog” franchise, said in 2022 he was “fairly serious” about retiring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Ronaldo has said he considered retiring from international football after the World Cup in the summer but opted to continue as he chases down 1,000 career goals.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The newly uncovered lapse took place in 2024 when a longtime researcher in the Fed’s international-finance division, who hasn’t been identified, was retiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Moniek married, and he and his wife, Erica, reared two sons before retiring to Florida.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
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