quitting

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The armed forces minister has followed former Defence Secretary John Healey in quitting the government in a dispute with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer over funding for the military.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

After quitting his semiconductor-engineering job last year, 35-year-old Jacob Keeton left his hometown of Beaverton, Ore., and embarked on a 12,000-mile road trip across America and back.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She has mulled her options: a smaller sales territory that requires less travel, a work-from-home role, a pay cut to a less demanding job or quitting entirely and trying to come back later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“I was sick of going into those rooms, and this was during that time when you’re young and every few months you’re just like, ‘I’m quitting, I’m quitting,’ ” she told the Hollywood Reporter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

He’d been allowed to resign in October 2007, with many millions of dollars the firm had promised him at the end of 2006, to prevent him from quitting.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis