quitting
Example Sentences
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Gabbard said in a letter to Trump posted on X that she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to care for her husband after he was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Caregivers also often sacrifice their own jobs by cutting back on work hours, declining promotions or quitting work altogether due to care responsibilities.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
But research from Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler finds that the same is true for quitting smoking.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
But it also persuaded the musician, who'd previously written a song about the effects of quitting Prozac, to go back on medication – in this case, the antidepressant Lexapro.
From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026
All were ambitious men, unaccustomed to losing and even less to quitting.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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