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Recent Examples of quitterTo me, that’s something that’s in your character to be a quitter.—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2025 And Braverman wasn’t a quitter, in fact, quite the opposite.—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025 Perhaps predictably, loud quitters can suffer consequences too.—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 25 Jan. 2025 Imagine how much value creation is left on the table when summing the contributions from so many uninspiring efforts.
Combating a Quitters' Day Culture
Undoubtedly, leaders strongly influence whether a quitter's day culture emerges.—Nate Bennett, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quitter
Improved living standards can support stronger mental health, sharper cognitive performance, lower dropout risk and higher satisfaction.
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Kira Golenko,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
In 2012, at just 18 years old, Kirk, a college dropout, co-founded Turning Point USA to organize and rally young people into the conservative populist movement.
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.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
19 July 2019
Clearly, supervision at your job is lax, and your sluggard classmate is taking advantage of that.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2017
For shoes that complete any work outfit, opt for classic loafers, a shoe that Dakota Johnson, Jane Fonda, and other celebs have stepped out in recently.
The Chargers are certainly no slouch of an opponent, so the Raiders not having Bowers in the lineup would have been difficult to deal with.
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James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Perfectly roomy with a bit of effortless slouch for a relaxed feel, the Balance Bucket is available in both black and brown suede, plus black leather, to complement every mood and lifestyle.
His discoveries promise to upset the gaming tables of every school of thought that wagers on new and untested art for idlers’ rewards: the love of novelty, the will to make or unmake reputations, the wish to be hip or au courant.
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Mark Greif,
Harper's Magazine,
26 July 2024
Their name exudes the essence of an idler and slacker, but women’s loafers themselves are quite the opposite.
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