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dropout

[drop-out] / ˈdrɒpˌaʊt /


NOUN
someone who gives up
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The inulin group also had a much lower dropout rate.

From Science Daily Jul. 25, 2026

A virtual library brings together some of the key books for the singer, who was a college dropout and recounts in a video that reading only became a passion when he was 28.

From Barron's Jun. 12, 2026

Written and directed by Curry Barker — a 26-year-old film-school dropout who gained popularity on YouTube and TikTok — the movie has grossed $104.8 million in the U.S. and $148 million worldwide.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

In a SoHo office, a college dropout stares at a computer screen showing the flow of millions of dollars in bets from casual traders on the price of bitcoin.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

The dropout rate was quite high, but it didn’t seem to matter all that much.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers




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