call it quits
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On Tuesday, Paul Boggs was named Sinn Féin's new West Tyrone MLA after Maoliosa McHugh - who'd already said he wouldn't run in the next election - decided to call it quits.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
In other cases, it has allowed workers to have a more secure retirement when they do call it quits.
From Barron's ● Jun. 13, 2026
Rather than provide proof, he attacked the media, accused major news organizations of corruption and eventually terminated the interview, telling Welker, “Let’s call it quits because I’ve had enough.”
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
When Ocean Development Inc. bought a fifth lot, the one next to theirs, the Nerones might have been ready to call it quits.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
We hadn’t even finished unpacking, and she was ready to call it quits.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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