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Noun
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Gary has eight charter schools, two of which operate as dropout recovery schools.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Feb. 2025 -
The author’s Uncle Paul was a Stanford dropout who invested in startups, retired at 45 and also helped her through college with a gift of Nokia stock plus precise advice about when to sell it.—
Alexandra Jacobs,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The president saw General Milley as a grandstander and a traitor.—
Eric Schmitt,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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At the start of the season, host Alan Cumming picked three traitors at the roundtable, and immediately, Sandoval suspected Stause — quickly causing tension between the two.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the battlefield, the nobles’ cavalry and superior artillery brutally cut down the rebels.—
Michael Bruening,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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The rebels on Friday also claimed to have seized a second airport in the region, in the town of Kavumu outside Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This is all happening because the person who’s supposed to be leading the charge against the spread of communicable disease is something of a turncoat, instead working to increase our vulnerability to these pathogens.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is less a chant and more a fireworks show celebrating the permanent expungement of all turncoats and pests.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Leaver.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaver. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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