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as in idler
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Recent Examples of drop out
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Obama's first commerce secretary nominee, then-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, dropped out on Jan. 4, 2009.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2024
And dropouts are inevitably a problem for the community at large and not just for those individuals.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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But Gaetz dropped out of the confirmation process amid GOP Senate opposition, with concerns over the findings in a report being compiled by the House Ethics Committee.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
Obama's first commerce secretary nominee, then-New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, dropped out on Jan. 4, 2009.
—Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 9 Dec. 2024
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High school dropout turned billionaire Jared Isaacman has collaborated twice with SpaceX to go on missions to outer space—but for a good cause.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 5 Dec. 2024
And dropouts are inevitably a problem for the community at large and not just for those individuals.
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
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Slot quickly found a solution, withdrawing Quansah for Ibrahima Konate, and Liverpool cruised to a 2-0 win.Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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His first choice for attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration, and some of his other picks have their own personal scandals or controversies to overcome in the Senate confirmation process.Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.Gaby Keiderling, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2023
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This represents the loss of an idea of what the capital should represent, the removal of a place that was an idler’s haven.Anandi Mishra, The Atlantic, 30 July 2022
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Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday after Trudeau offered her a lesser position.David Ljunggren, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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After 10 years as a Ram and in the NFL, Donald called his career quits this past offseason.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Europe and its growing pool of quitters The Great Resignation may have taken off in the U.S., but Europeans haven’t been spared.Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 20 Nov. 2024
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Since her comeback post-Tokyo, Biles has spoken openly about the trolls who call her a quitter.Dana O'Neil, The Athletic, 31 July 2024
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Cali Hellerman Debuts Jewelry Line Cali Hellerman, longtime director of operations for the loafer brand Blackstock & Weber and former jewelry designer for renowned names like Lorraine Schwartz and Swarovski, has ventured into a new chapter by launching her own namesake jewelry line.Essence, Essence, 20 Dec. 2024
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Less directional than fall/winter 2024’s loafer shapes, these allow for experimentation without losing the plot.Madeline Fass, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Though the first industrial revolution was of major importance, the second was no slouch either.Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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While neither defense is a slouch, these are two of the best Army and Navy offenses in recent memory.Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Traitors season 3 cast portraits revealed (exclusive) With 21 contestants and a mysterious number of traitors among them, it's bound to be a rollicking good time.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The same applies to UCLA and USC, traitors who destroyed the Pac-12, and are now condemned to fighting for seventh place every year in the Big Ten.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
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Scar then proceeds to desolate the kingdom, with the help of hyenas, while Simba, in exile, grows up to become a pleasure-hunting, grub-eating sluggard.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 19 July 2019
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Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2017
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“Drop out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/drop%20out. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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