retiring

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Messi will turn 39 later in June and Ronaldo is 41 years old, and this is likely to be their last major tournament before retiring.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Cut from the Olympic team five years earlier, he went on to play 110 games for the national team, retiring as the second-most-capped player in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

After retiring from soccer he became a successful journalist, even writing a biography of U2.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Daryanani added that Western Digital is now “more than halfway” through retiring its remaining 2028 convertible notes.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

All of a sudden Mrs. van Daan, who feels the need to bring herself into every conversation, remarked, “I'm very modest and retiring too, much more so than my husband!”

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank