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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
resign .
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Examples
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What if in 2011 as the Republican leadership game begins to heat up, Sarah Palin, having supported the party during the midterms, resigns from the Republican party (citing concerns about how establishment they are, reiterating their screw-ups during the last presidential election, and punctuating all this with her real worry, which is their centrist, almost liberal views on key issues (she may not even have to name these issues))?
spoiler alert 2009
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What if in 2011 as the Republican leadership game begins to heat up, Sarah Palin, having supported the party during the midterms, resigns from the Republican party (citing concerns about how establishment they are, reiterating their screw-ups during the last presidential election, and punctuating all this with her real worry, which is their centrist, almost liberal views on key issues (she may not even have to name these issues))?
spoiler alert 2009
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"Not to be outdone in the spotlight by the death of Michael Jackson, Sarah Palin resigns from the governourship of Alaska just to prove she can still make the news".
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What if in 2011 as the Republican leadership game begins to heat up, Sarah Palin, having supported the party during the midterms, resigns from the Republican party (citing concerns about how establishment they are, reiterating their screw-ups during the last presidential election, and punctuating all this with her real worry, which is their centrist, almost liberal views on key issues (she may not even have to name these issues))?
Politics 2010
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Now that she resigns from the gov office and goes fishing, the same people have come up any number of lame predictions and assessments.
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(Sarah Palin resigns position as gov. of Alaska to)
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In an alternate universe, here are the headlines: "N. Korea test fires another missle, Sarah Palin resigns as POTUS to spend her last moments with her family"
Palin becomes MoveOn target as SarahPAC cash haul surges 2009
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If Chairman Floyd resigns, is removed, or is unable to perform her duties of office due to a criminal indictment or civil prosecution, a lot of people have an interest in making Patrick Haddon chairman automatically, without a vote.
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Palin resigns because "going with the flow" (aka keeping her promise to the people of Alaska who elected her to serve a full four years) would have been too easy.
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Now that she resigns from the gov office and goes fishing, the same people have come up any number of lame predictions and assessments.
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