abdicating

• She was abdicating, turning over not only the problem of the dead woman but her own well-being to the solid, reassuring Harry Ruick. —  Blood Lure
• It is certain his Majesty fell into one of his hypochondrias at this time; talked of "abdicating" and other gloomy things, and was very black indeed. —  History of Friedrich II of Prussia
• George: Somehow I am defying history and abdicating - let's go, and make a new history for England! —  Comments for Azure Flame
• And to think, there have been so many times that the Grey Lady deserved to be assailed by criticism for abdicating its journalistic duty to the public and yet got off Scot Free … it's frustrating to say the least that this will likely be the biggest cause of contention. —  Planet Atheism
• Once again, the media is completely abdicating it's responsibility to be an honest broker in our political process, and once again, that abdication might result in another manifestly unfit Republican ascending to higher office. —  feminist blogs

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