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

Charles is also not expected to see his second son Prince Harry, who lives in the U.S. with his wife Meghan Markle after quitting their royal duties in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 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