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
Understanding what was about to happen, her opponent had little choice but to extend her hand and resign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
While the statement did not name Infantino, sources have told BBC Sport that it should be seen as an opportunity for him to resign and leave his position with dignity.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Luthuli refused to resign from the ANC and the government dismissed him from his post.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
"The peaceful protest at Jantar Mantar will continue until Pradhan resigns," Dipke told his supporters.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
The protesters said they would stay in the streets until Rama resigns.
From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026
By the time someone resigns, the real conversation is already six months overdue.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
But when he suddenly dies and the family’s estate, Longbourn, passes to another male relative, Mary resigns herself to a life sentence beside a mother who can barely stand her.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
She decides one last case before she resigns as a judge for the People’s Court.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
In 2024, Gay resigned as the school’s president, although she remains on the faculty.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Arday denied the plagiarism allegations, resigned from his professorship at Cambridge, and was found dead last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 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
Weary Tyler has resigned himself to blue-collar work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
In his own little hometown, they’d been suspicious of ideas: he’d grown up surrounded by a kind of resigned cynicism, though he’d been sure the world could be better.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Witness the two CEO roles Brian Krzanich has had at smaller companies since resigning as Intel CEO in 2018 after the company said he’d had a previous relationship with a co-worker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Carvalho ultimately relinquished his right to severance by resigning — while avoiding the possibility of dismissal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
A second was charged after first resigning his position, then fleeing the country.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
He added, with sting as a resigning defence secretary, that "our adversaries do not follow timetables set by the Treasury."
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 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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