dropout
Example Sentences
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A high-school dropout, Sumner is a former Thiel Fellow who founded a software tool kit for developers and sold his startup to Anthropic last year, when he became hooked on Claude Code.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
A high-school dropout, Chizi began doing stand-up at open mics in 2015.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Evidence reviewed by psychologist Jane Piliavin found that helping others is associated with higher self-esteem, lower rates of depression, reduced school dropout rates, improved immune function, and even longer life expectancy.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 13, 2026
A virtual library brings together some of the key books for the singer, who was a college dropout and recounts in a video that reading only became a passion when he was 28.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The dropout rate was quite high, but it didn’t seem to matter all that much.
From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers
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