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Recent Examples of abdication
The precedent the government could follow would be similar to the act that removed the Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) from the line of succession following his abdication in 1936.
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The last time a royal was removed from the line of succession was after the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936, when the law was changed to strike him and any descendants from the list.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And the failure to do so is not just an abdication of one of our most basic duties owed to our people.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
Wiener understood that the whirlwind would come not from malevolent machines but from human abdication.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
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Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The last time a royal was removed from the line of succession was after the abdication of King Edward VIII in 1936, when the law was changed to strike him and any descendants from the list.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
And the failure to do so is not just an abdication of one of our most basic duties owed to our people.
—Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
Wiener understood that the whirlwind would come not from malevolent machines but from human abdication.
—Deb Roy, The Atlantic, 15 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abdication
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Illinois represents roughly one-quarter, or five of 21, of all House Democratic retirements and 10% of all House retirements in the country, according to an Associated Press analysis.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Her retirement adds to the growing list of turnover in key positions appointed by the council, which hires the city manager, secretary, auditor, inspector general and municipal judges.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The executive, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Janine Lim, blamed the delay, in part, on staff resignations and plummeting morale amid uncertainty over the agency’s future.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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But the departure of more than 4,000 foreign service workers last year due to layoffs, retirements and deferred resignation offers, has vastly reduced America’s ability to process applications and offer interview appointments.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The stakes are high as the industry awaits whether the new collection will signal a departure from the bold, intricate aesthetic that defined Olivier Rousteing’s 14-year tenure at the house.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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But this follows the introduction of the iPhone 16e last year, a departure from the sporadic releases of its previous budget smartphone, the SE line.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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Travel at some of the region’s largest airports was sharply curtailed with more than 5,000 flights — arriving and departing — were canceled Monday from Ronald Reagan Washington International Airport in Arlington, VA, north to Boston’s Logan International Airport.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
23 Feb. 2026
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This offseason will bring plenty of change with 33 seniors, including Daniels, departing.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Nov. 2025
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