quit
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He quit on August 5, writing in his resignation letter that he had "reached the limits of what any person should reasonably be expected to endure".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Nesbitt's decision to quit leaves the party seven days to nominate a replacement.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Some days, these meetings annoy me so much that I want to quit.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
If they have never stayed in a job for more than a year for more than a decade, she will wonder whether they quit as soon as things get hard or have trouble navigating workplaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The more time Maggie spent in New York City among Spiritualists, the more likely it was that she’d quit her studies and fall back into mediumship.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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He quitted war invincible: and no sooner was his guiding hand withdrawn than disaster overtook the armies he had led.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
Thereupon the great man bowed, picked up his hat and, according to one witness, "quitted the room with a dignity so severe that every person seemed alarmed."
From Time Magazine Archive
There is a strongly private, autobiographical element in Hodgkin's work; it refers to friendships one does not know about, to conversations in rooms long since quitted.
From Time Magazine Archive
In such conversation an hour was soon gone: Bessie restored to me my bonnet, &c., and, accompanied by her, I quitted the lodge for the hall.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
People with dementia and Alzheimer’s diagnoses and their caregivers also must weigh other big milestones such as stopping driving, quitting a job or handing over management of household finances, Tan said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
Elliot cites stories of people "quitting their jobs" to invest in items like Pokémon trading cards.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
In a letter posted online, he said quitting was "the only way" to end a "difficult period", but insisted the decision should not be "mistaken for an acceptance of the narratives that have surrounded me".
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
He references “Wonder Man’s” most emotional scene, when Simon is in his junky Toyota Camry with Trevor, pondering quitting acting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
I still lacked three or four corn rows being finished when sundown came and Jumper decided it was quitting time.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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