quit
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Next week, he will quit the U.S. to become manager of Manchester United, the ailing English giant off to the worst start in decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
Meta’s Washington whisperer, Joel Kaplan, who helped Zuckerberg get close to Trump, will quit after a 15 year stint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026
I quit working early to take care of the chores she could no longer do.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
Jensen Huang has abruptly quit as chief executive of AI chipmaking giant Nvidia after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs, in a stunning fall from grace that sent shockwaves from Silicon Valley to Capitol Hill.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Like the fact that she quit on us. Why are we helping them? So they can win a million euros?”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
It’s also interesting since a source alerted me to the fact that Rocket’s first commit happened just after Sequoia quitted of their CoreOS shares and board seat.
From Forbes ● Dec. 3, 2014
He quitted war invincible: and no sooner was his guiding hand withdrawn than disaster overtook the armies he had led.
From Time Magazine Archive
Before Secretary Mellon and Senator Smoot quitted their sturdy porch chairs the irreducible terms to be granted Belgium had been fixed, the all-important interest rate of the Belgian moratorium was settled.
From Time Magazine Archive
Impersonating not only the Prince but the entire Royal Family, they quitted the station and seated themselves in two wagons representing the imperial landaus.
From Time Magazine Archive
The day after, Diana and Mary quitted it for distant B——.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Fewer people are quitting or leaving their jobs and finding better ones.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
Yet, far from being just a talking point on TikTok, the Resolution Foundation said the findings in its report were "consistent" with the idea of quiet quitting.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
Speaking at the end of a regular ECB monetary policy press conference Thursday, Lagarde said she was quitting so that she could intervene in politics.
From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026
McDonagh wrote nine plays in the year after quitting his job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
It’s almost four thirty p.m. on Friday, her quitting time, and she’s in no mood to stay a second longer.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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