jump ship
phrase
1
: to leave the company of a ship without authority
2
: to desert a cause or party especially abruptly
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At the same time, May’s JOLTS data didn’t show a significant shift in layoffs or the number of people voluntarily quitting their jobs (an indicator that workers aren’t yet confident enough in the labor market to jump ship).
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Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Ahead of OpenAI preparing to launch its first hardware products, yet another senior Apple hardware executive has jumped ship.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
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Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 June 2026
Ahead of OpenAI preparing to launch its first hardware products, yet another senior Apple hardware executive has jumped ship.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
28 June 2026
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“Jump ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jump%20ship. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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