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Two weeks after his first child was born, he heard longtime Rep. Jerrold Nadler was retiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On Tuesday, Havenstein, 33, announced he was retiring.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Raducanu returned to action briefly, but after Osario consolidated her break, the Briton made her way to the net to inform the umpire she was retiring from the match.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Fernandinho, a defensive midfielder who won five league titles with Manchester City and six with Shakhtar Donetsk, said he was retiring aged 40.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

What did matter, indeed struck most readers as the only thing that truly mattered, was that George Washington was retiring.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis