resigned
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Over the last decade, Cruise has resigned himself to action stardom, writing death-defying stunts into his contracts.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
“Even people who are resigned to the death penalty, who don’t have religious or other scruples about the death penalty, have real heartburn over this,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
He resigned the day before a hearing in August 2025, which concluded he would have been sacked had he remained on the force.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Borne resigned in early January shortly after the budget passed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
She gave in with a resigned eye roll, perhaps buying what I’d said about my joy at Ma’s recovery, which was, after all, a shared one.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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