resign
verb (used without object)
to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed byfrom ).
are resigning
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present progressiveof resign.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Staff and faculty are resigning, and job openings are going unfilled.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 18, 2023
Reuters last month reported that hundreds of Credit Suisse employees are resigning each week in a sign of uncertainty gripping the lender while it is being taken over by its larger rival.
From Reuters ● Jun. 5, 2023
The practice operators gave notice that they are resigning their contract to provide GP services from 30 April.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2023
The founders — Logan Green, Lyft's chief executive, and John Zimmer, its president — are resigning after more than a decade with the company but will stay on its board of directors, they said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
The teachers who are resigning, for instance, are the nincompoops who've got to be pruned out so that competent teachers can come in.
From Supermind by Laurence M. Janifer
