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Noun
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Her expertise includes saving and investing for retirement, paying for college, managing mortgages, student loans, credit cards, and other debt, and building a financial legacy through estate planning.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Aug. 2025 -
Kelce isn’t going to play football forever, and retirement speculation has peppered the last couple off-seasons.—
John Cassillo,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Hoever’s departure from the first-team picture was far from ordinary.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The bus shelter was on a paved section of the airport departures area where people were being dropped off by taxis, friends, family.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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Theo’s abdication and the new duke also slow down Reede and Blanche’s plans to share a full and happy life together.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
6 Aug. 2025
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Southeast Asian countries fear not just the serious loss of access to U.S. investment and the American market but also the United States’ abdication of its economic leadership—the ceding of its historical role in shaping the economic architecture of the region to others.—
Yuen Foong Khong,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Werfel subsequently announced his resignation, effective January 20, 2025.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Kapusta resigned the day after the investigation commenced, and her resignation was accepted with prejudice, barring her from future employment with the Department of Corrections or any other entity that falls under the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Hall said.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The country's total fertility rate, or the average number of children a woman is expected to have, fell to 1.15 in 2024 from 1.2 the previous year, despite extensive local and central government incentives, and some of the world's most generous parental leave policies.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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McGann was placed on administrative leave during the investigation into complaints of professional judgment issues and poor classroom management, a letter received by the parents showed.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That 344 mark is higher than even Aaron Judge’s, and his 100.4 mph average fly ball exit speed is 2nd only to the #1 guy below.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 31-year-old actor joined the soap opera last year, and confirmed his exit from the show in a post on his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, Aug. 6.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Stepping down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stepping%20down. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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