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Then, Aardman Animations got word that its clay manufacturers were retiring.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said 15 to 20 air-traffic controllers were retiring a day.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

He and Keith Earls, who didn’t play, were retiring.

From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2023

When the Dodgers announced they were retiring Fernando’s No. 34, Vin’s words rang in my ears: If you have a sombrero, throw it to the sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2023

I followed him down to the parlor, where we kindled a fire for the ease of the academicians, who were retiring from the experimental chamber.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson