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resign

[ri-zahyn] / rɪˈzaɪn /


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But Tennessee Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions for the rest of the year - and the head of prisons in the state said he would resign on Saturday.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

The answer to this inquiry would be because leaders of his own party informed Nixon that he would be removed from office if he didn’t resign.

From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2026

Then again, the silliest thing our species could do is resign ourselves to disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

First elected president in 2017 and re-elected in May 2022, Vucic cut short his five-year term to campaign for prime minister, although the law did not require him to resign.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

This was before my time; I joined the college in 1965 at the tail end of the bitterness, when similar disagreements forced another Nobel Prize-winning Master, Sir Nevill Mott, to resign.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

The job is largely a ceremonial post, but if the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, then the lieutenant governor would be elevated to take over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

India's "Cockroach" party movement vowed Tuesday to press ahead with their campaign until the education minister resigns, a day after at least 180 people were injured in protests in New Delhi.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.

From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026

A leadership election can only be triggered if the leader resigns, or if Labour MPs launch a challenge when there is no vacancy.

From BBC ● May 12, 2026

She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Reform says the people filmed by ITV are all under investigation, and have already either resigned or been suspended.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

She said that when she didn’t see “adequate progress being made” to address the issues raised by these three employees, she resigned from the board.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

The worker joined the council in July 2023 before she resigned in June 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Last month, another senior counsel, Kurt Olsen, who had joined the probe from the White House, resigned from the inquiry, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

George Washington resigned from the militia with the honorary rank of brigadier general and returned home to Mount Vernon.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

The 56-year-old has been out of management since resigning as Three Lions boss after guiding them to the final of Euro 2024, where they lost to Spain.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The state's prisons chief is resigning after the failed execution.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada is resigning this month following the botched execution of Christa Pike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Good's death also prompted turmoil inside the Justice Department after federal prosecutors in Minneapolis were prevented from investigating the agents involved, with several resigning in protest.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

I sighed, resigning myself to a term of sleeping outside and scavenging meals where I could find them.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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