quit
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Since my longtime therapist’s behavioral approach had already helped rein in my personality enough to quit smoking and drinking, and marry a great guy, I decided to try his suggestion.
From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026
Curbed dealmaking prompts more junior partners to quit larger firms and set up their own shops, according to Monument Group executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
She says some children find it hard to quit if their mates are still doing it.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The goal isn’t to quit working at 40.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
She never knew a thing like that could happen, she said, and it made her so nervous that she just quit her job, right on the spot.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
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
Then, with his handsome features wreathed in the smile of one handsomely forgiven, he quitted the Vatican, was smartly saluted by the Papal Guard.
From Time Magazine Archive
Amid delirious cheering, Signor Mussolini quitted the Capitol and strode toward his automobile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their Majesties quitted Paris at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was unusually pale and very quiet She stood on the front veranda as he quitted the house, and absendy picked a few sprays of jessamine that grew upon a trellis near by.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
Last week, those concerns spilled into the mainstream after the dramatic quitting of Jacob Coxon, a former OpenAI researcher who had gone to Anthropic earlier this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A former Anthropic employee said he was quitting this week and that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Rolfe told UK outlet Sky News he accepted "full responsibility" but declined to say if he was considering quitting his job.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Sir Keir had been MP for the area since 2015, but said he was quitting to focus on a role in international affairs.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
They are making hay, too, in Thornfield meadows: or rather, the labourers are just quitting their work, and returning home with their rakes on their shoulders, now, at the hour I arrive.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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