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  • present participle of retire.
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retiring

[ri-tahyuhr-ing] / rɪˈtaɪər ɪŋ /


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They still plan on retiring in Italy, citizenship or no citizenship.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Chase Herrell, Ben Cushnie and Andrew Johnson gave up just one run over six innings, with Johnson retiring the first eight batters he faced.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

He began considering board opportunities after retiring in 2020, and one of the first was to chair PJM’s board of managers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

After retiring, Williams largely kept away from the sport and gave birth to her second daughter in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Also, there are gun rooms and trophy rooms, a billiard room and a smoking room, two libraries, innumerable retiring and drawing rooms, etc.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein




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