resignations

noun

plural of resignation
as in retirements
the act or practice of giving up something (such as a job or position) The senator abruptly announced his resignation following news of the scandal.

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Recent Examples of resignations Resignations The 119th Congress also saw several resignations. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Speaking in the Great Hall at the DOJ headquarters in Washington, Blanche praised career employees and sought to reassure a workforce depleted by firings and resignations and bruised by courtroom setbacks and accusations of political interference. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026 Mayor Dennis Haws warned that the resignations would create operational problems while the city worked through the transition. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Moreover, about half of California’s public safety turnover was due to workers retiring to take their pension benefits, not to resignations or dismissals. — Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026 Georgia has seen dozens of cases of law enforcement agents improperly using data from Flock cameras, leading to resignations, suspensions and even arrests. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026 Blanche will do so with an agency that has been hollowed out by resignations, firings and voluntary departures while also confronting mounting pushback from the courts. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Nearly 800 of this year’s resignations came after TEA took over Fort Worth ISD. — Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Aug. 2026 Under Bondi and Blanche’s leadership, the department has lost thousands of employees through firings, resignations or voluntary departures. — Alanna Durkin Richer, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
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  1. retirements
  2. departures
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  • The American Welding Society estimates that the United States will need 320,500 new welding professionals by 2029 because of retirements from an aging workforce, along with soaring demand for welding work.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026
  • It's been an era of retirements as several fighters have announced an end to their careers in 2026.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of retirements
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  • One of the original nine members of the band, Wilson’s exit comes after the departures of Craig Jones in 2023 and Chris Fehn in 2019, as well as the deaths of Joey Jordison in 2021 and Paul Gray in 2010.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Key departures include Ferran Torres to PSG for €50 million, netting Barça €40 million, and Ansu Fati's €11 million move to Monaco.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of departures

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