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as in departures
the act of leaving a place the leave-taking of the guest of honor was scheduled for 11 o'clock
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as in farewells
the act or process of two or more persons going off in different directions the sweethearts' leave-taking was filled with tearful pauses and promises to meet again
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While many departures could be precautionary rather than permanent, the figures point to a rupture in what had been a steady migration from Britain to the Gulf.—
Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI had several major departures, including Kevin Weil (former chief product officer), Srinivas Narayanan (CTO of B2B Applications) and Bill Peebles (head of Sora).— Alex Kantrowitz, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Fond farewells to Sugar the Surfing Dog Huntington Beach, California, was in mourning for Sugar the Surfing Dog, the first dog to be inducted into the Surfers’ Hall of Fame.— Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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When the final farewells drew to a close in 1947, visitors naturally decreased, and in their wake, wildlife flourished.— Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
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At the center of it all is Melissa Kössler, who in the early goings of the 2026 NWSL season is emerging as one of the league’s most dangerous strikers.— Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
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When the Stars weren’t scoring much at five-on-five in the early goings of the season, Robertson picked up the pace.— Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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Many of the Russian flights that NATO monitors with its Baltic air policing mission, in place since Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia joined the alliance in 2004, are to and from the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad.— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
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Between flights and investor meetings, the executive carves out time to explain economic swings, market volatility, and tech trends, all while touting Blackstone’s global reach.— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
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Firefighters ordered evacuations for residents living near Yearling Way and Gray Mare Drive, and evacuation warnings for a large group of other homes in the neighborhood.— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
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All mandatory evacuations were lifted Sunday, but low-lying areas and residences along the river remain on pre-evacuation orders.— Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 13 Oct. 2025
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