retired

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And apart from a rabbi and a retired Catholic archbishop, almost all the 20 listed "faith leaders" who will speak are evangelical Protestants.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

According to one retired operator, the heyday of the donkeys was the 1960s and '70s, before cheap foreign holidays to Mediterranean coasts slashed the numbers of summer holidaymakers to UK resorts.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Some legendary athletes, like Jim Brown and Sandy Koufax, retired at the peak of their careers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Gerardo Mérida, a retired Mexican army general who served as public security secretary in northwestern Sinaloa state, was detained in a case that has rocked diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Marina was able to manage because, in 1932, her own mother retired so she could look after Tanya.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein