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News that she will be stepping back from her role as Penelope Featherington in the fifth season of the Netflix hit show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
BBC Radio London presenter Eddie Nestor has announced he will be stepping away from his role after being diagnosed with cancer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Investors expressed their disappointment, as the departure comes just three months after the company said CEO Shantanu Narayen will be stepping down after 18 years in the job after a successor is named.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Apple also announced on April 21 that current CEO Tim Cook will be stepping down, and John Ternus, currently Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, will replace him in September.
From Barron's ● May 6, 2026
In another two million years, geologists like to joke, Yellowstone will be producing French fries for McDonald’s, and the people of Billings, Montana, will be stepping around geysers.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
