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Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell later posted a statement on X that said George "will be retiring from his position... effective immediately," without specifying a reason.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

A few days later, Air Canada announced that Rousseau, who is 68, will be retiring by September.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I will be retiring once I turn 65 next year.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 22, 2025

The election will bring new leadership in at least two districts, as Jackie Goldberg and George McKenna, two major local education figures, will be retiring when their terms end in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

And you think you yourself will be retiring home presently on the proceeds of the said mine?

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 27, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir