drop out

The goal, many companies say, is to prevent women from dialing back—or dropping out of the workforce—at a critical time in their careers.

One previous candidate dropped out of the running after a disastrous hearing before the council, and another would-be commissioner quietly withdrew from running earlier this year.

According to hospital employees at the time, she subsequently dropped out of school.

A few miles later, the Webbs dropped out with muscle cramps, a pulled quadriceps and an injured knee between them.

This proved to be true—Girmay himself dropped out—but it was true for everyone from everywhere.