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> The risk is “not so much that an individual may have retired,” Andrew Starrs, group technology officer at consulting firm Accenture PLC, said. “He may have ex

> The risk is “not so much that an individual may have retired,” Andrew Starrs, group technology officer at consulting firm Accenture PLC, said. “He may have expired, so there is no option to get him or her to come back.” Is "expired" a standard English synonym for pining for the fjords?

Balero 8y ago
I think in this case it means "died".
bklaasen 8y ago
It is. "He expired on the couch" is fairly common. It has the connotation of a quiet death. One does not expire while solo climbing or BASE jumping.