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- Dictionaryretiring/rɪˈtʌɪərɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. shy and fond of being on one's own: "a gentle, retiring person who avoided conflict" Similar Opposite
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1 day ago · 73.2% (about 7,208,000 people) are Jews, including about 503,000 living outside the self-defined borders of the State of Israel in the West Bank 21.1% (around 2,080,000 people) are Israeli citizens classified as Arab , some identifying as Palestinian , and including Druze , Circassians , all other Muslims, Christian Arabs , Armenians (which ...
3 hours ago · 1998-2003. Colored in purple and white. 2003-2010. The sun had varying shades of red and purple. “Allegiant Air”, which was written in a single line, was broken into two lines. 2010-2023. The sun features in orange and yellow shades. The words “Allegiant Air” were replaced with simply “allegiant”.
1 day ago · Irony, in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected. It typically figures as a rhetorical device and literary technique. In some philosophical contexts, however, it takes on a larger significance as an entire way of life.
1 day ago · The U.S. Constitution uses but does not define the phrase "natural born Citizen" and various opinions have been offered over time regarding its exact meaning. The consensus of early 21st-century constitutional and legal scholars, together with relevant case law, is that natural-born citizens include, subject to exceptions, those born in the ...
3 hours ago · Well-being. Well-being, or wellbeing, [1] also known as wellness, prudential value, prosperity or quality of life, is what is intrinsically valuable relative to someone. So the well-being of a person is what is ultimately good for this person, what is in the self-interest of this person. [2] Well-being can refer to both positive and negative ...
1 day ago · Schizophrenia is a mental disorder [17] characterized by reoccurring episodes of psychosis that are correlated with a general misperception of reality. [7] Other common signs include hallucinations (typically hearing voices ), delusions (i.e., paranoia ), disorganized thinking and behavior, [10] and flat or inappropriate affect. [7]
3 hours ago · Many people who are now living rather significant and important lives would not have been expected to do so when they were much younger. They might have seemed like just ordinary Joes, or nobodies, or not those likely to succeed. But many people, usually with God’s help, have turned their lives around and made quite a name for themselves.
