quitter
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"One thing that's very different between Marjorie and I is I'm not a quitter, I don't just quit," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
When Simone dropped out of Tokyo, as we've already discussed, she faced a litany of naysayers who accused her of abandoning her team and being a quitter.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2024
I am not a quitter, but I do know when it is time to go.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
Here’s guessing neither the Rams nor their fans will call you a quitter, just as nobody called the Lakers’ Phil Jackson a quitter when he left the team in the summer of 2004.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2023
I might even take him to Howard’s house if I decided not to be mad at him anymore for calling me a quitter and a baby.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
Watching this slapstick routine of quitters and re-enterers from a vantage point atop the polls is Francesca Hong, a state representative, part-time bartender, and Democratic Socialists of America member.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2026
Ah Bartleby, the patron saint of quiet quitters!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 5, 2026
New hires in December totaled 5.29 million, but they were offset by 5.25 million separations — layoffs, job quitters, retirements, deaths and so forth.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 5, 2026
If players sat out during the uncertain time, they were often labeled as quitters or players who didn’t love the game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
“Oh, my God, you’re like a broken record, Claire. You know, some quitters do win. Plenty of them.”
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
