drop out

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Other founders who drop out say their universities aren’t moving fast enough to adapt coursework to the AI era.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

So you can understand, if not necessarily agree with, their reluctance to drop out and call it a day, in the hope that, just maybe, that proverbial bolt of lightning will strike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He says he went from being a teenager who used steroid creams to manage his eczema "every now and then", to experiencing such horrific symptoms he had to drop out of university.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The new bid from Paramount puts considerable pressure on Netflix to either raise its bid of $27.75 per share for Warner’s studio and streaming business, or drop out of the bidding.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

But by the spring of his second year, he had to drop out to earn money to continue.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge