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Noun
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But when the loss contributes to broader disengagement or additional resignations, companies face higher turnover costs, lost institutional knowledge and team disruption that can take years to repair.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026 -
Last year the Forest Service lost more than 5,000 staff through layoffs, resignations and early retirements.—
Chiara Eisner,
NPR,
17 May 2026
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Both of them served in the Navy and worked at Dow Chemical until their retirements.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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The combination of the shutdown, colleagues’ retirements, and policy changes had left her depleted and often physically sick.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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JetBlue plans nearly 130 daily departures at FLL this summer, a 75% increase from last summer.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Though the Republican staffers’ departures are unrelated, their simultaneous exits leave Garcia with one less bridge to the Hill at a moment when US-Africa policy can least afford the disruption.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
18 May 2026
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“Abdications.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abdications. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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