semiretirement
Americannoun
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Mr. Bird, who also coached the Indiana Pacers for three seasons and stayed with the team, on and off, as its president of basketball operations, has become elusive in his semiretirement, though he still holds the title of consultant with the Pacers.
The songs are so good that the label’s founder, Bad Religion guitarist and L.A. punk icon Brett Gurewitz, came out of semiretirement to be their producer.
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Paltrow’s role in the film marks her emergence from semiretirement, as she has been focused on parenting and her wellness and lifestyle brand Goop for much of the last decade.
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Persuaded to come out of semiretirement, she rejoined the school board, winning election in 2019 and serving the last two years as board president — some 40 years after she first was board president.
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In fact, when the pilot script for “Matlock” arrived in her inbox in early 2023, she was actually planning to go into semiretirement.
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