resign
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In 2012, Kubasik was the president at Lockheed Martin and had been selected to take over as CEO when the company asked him to resign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Their concerns were disregarded, prompting most to resign.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Saturday his government would provide free online coaching lessons for competitive exams, weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
Led by a youth movement called the Cockroach Janta Party, the protesters forced India’s education minister to resign following a scandal surrounding a medical school entrance exam.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
I pleaded with him not to resign, but he was immovable.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
He resigns as leader and then has his membership suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The protesters said they would stay in the streets until Rama resigns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
If the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor would assume the role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
He was suspended for a year and then resigned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
In 2024, Gay resigned as the school’s president, although she remains on the faculty.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Following her arrest, Marsh, who represented the Stray, Woodlands and Hookstone ward as a councillor in Harrogate, resigned from her post after three decades in public life.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The finding comes after Super Micro co-founder Yih-Shyan “Wally” Liaw resigned from the company in March, as he was one of the people indicted for his alleged role in the scheme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cook’s expression matched Mr. Henry’s, grim and resigned, and Ophie knew right then that she, too, was thinking about Clara.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Arday announced on August 5 that he was resigning from both his university post as a professor and as a fellow of Jesus College, shortly after they announced probes into the various accusations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
After resigning in May, Davies-Jones told the Commons in June that people whose lives were devastated by Epstein's abuse have too often been reduced to a footnote.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Carvalho ultimately relinquished his right to severance by resigning — while avoiding the possibility of dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The final option would be Infantino simply resigning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
By the time his wounds were healed, he had announced to the Council that he was resigning.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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