as in leaves
to give up (a job or office)
at the age of 72, she finally retired from the job she had held at the shoe factory for over 50 years
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As part of this singularly unconventional deal, CBS pays not a red cent for the privilege of covering the tourney, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2026 -
This desperate situation leaves Republicans with no choice but to destroy that which threatens to destroy them.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Johnson isn’t the only men’s fashion outfit to call it quits recently.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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By 1995, the couple decided to call it quits.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Retires (from).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retires%20%28from%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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