quitting
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The former cabinet minister delivered the speech in the Commons, after quitting as health secretary on Thursday, saying he had lost confidence in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Caregivers also often sacrifice their own jobs by cutting back on work hours, declining promotions or quitting work altogether due to care responsibilities.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
Smoking rates plummeted from their mid-20th-century peaks because “whole groups of people were quitting in concert.”
From Slate • May 15, 2026
Other workers too say they are reluctantly considering quitting their jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
She knew I wasn’t having an easy time getting along with the girls on the softball team and I had confessed to her that I was thinking about quitting.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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