dropped out
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Before he dropped out of the race, polls indicated that Swalwell was among the front-runners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Fewer participants who took divarasib dropped out of the trial due to side effects than those who received the existing drugs, Roche said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
The guitarist, 43, dropped out of an arena tour featuring his band and fellow punk-pop favourites McFly in September 2025, just a day before it began.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Later, during my brief stint in seminary — I dropped out to head to a liberal arts college after a semester — women sometimes joked about pursuing their “MRS. degrees.”
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
"Well," Jody began, "there's this other girl who wanted to come in with us if anybody dropped out..."
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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