as in withdrawal
an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable
military historians have blamed the defeat on that battalion's retirement from the front lines
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There is a joke in there but also a serious point which explains why Podolski has resisted retirement and is instead currently at a winter training camp in Turkey with his Polish team Gornik Zabrze, a swansong at his hometown club from childhood now into its fourth year.
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Taking over for Price, who will be staying with the PlayStation studio through March, are a trio of Insomniac vets who will serve as co-heads upon his retirement: Ryan Schneider, Chad Dezern and Jen Huang.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The program will grant them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and for severance in advanced age and old age.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
The agency's current chief Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator, announced his retirement Monday.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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Jordan Campbell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Taking over for Price, who will be staying with the PlayStation studio through March, are a trio of Insomniac vets who will serve as co-heads upon his retirement: Ryan Schneider, Chad Dezern and Jen Huang.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 22 Jan. 2025
The program will grant them access to insurance for sickness and maternity, work risks, disability and life, retirement, and for severance in advanced age and old age.
—Fernanda González, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2025
The agency's current chief Bill Nelson, a former Florida senator, announced his retirement Monday.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Retirement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retirement. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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