dropout

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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

But the 24-year-old company has still been around a year longer than Ethan Thornton, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology dropout who is taking it over in an acquisition by his drone startup, Mach Industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

China's economy was just starting to open up in the late 1980s when a determined high school dropout made his way to Beijing with 600 pairs of shoes.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

They all felt like Ivy League professors and I was a college dropout; I felt like I so didn’t belong there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

I read about teenage driving, teenage runaways, and teenage dropout rates.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan