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the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position)
The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.
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The city’s audio leak scandal, which spurred the resignations of City Council President Nury Martinez and county labor executive Ron Herrera, also sparked calls for a more robust Ethics Commission.
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David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Sometimes a high number of resignations means employees are overworked and leave to seek relief.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The three senior resignations add to a growing list of long-serving researchers and staff members who have left OpenAI in the past six months.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Adams' indictment capped two weeks of turmoil in his administration, a period during which Banks, the city’s police commissioner and the city's top lawyer have announced their resignations.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
The government, which is in disarray after a series of mass resignations from Nidaa Tounes, a major party in the ruling coalition, nonetheless recently announced that 5,000 new public sector jobs would be made available to applicants from disadvantaged regions.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2016
David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Sometimes a high number of resignations means employees are overworked and leave to seek relief.
—William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The three senior resignations add to a growing list of long-serving researchers and staff members who have left OpenAI in the past six months.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Adams' indictment capped two weeks of turmoil in his administration, a period during which Banks, the city’s police commissioner and the city's top lawyer have announced their resignations.
—Chloe Atkins, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2024
The government, which is in disarray after a series of mass resignations from Nidaa Tounes, a major party in the ruling coalition, nonetheless recently announced that 5,000 new public sector jobs would be made available to applicants from disadvantaged regions.
—Brian Klaas, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2016
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“Resignations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/resignations. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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