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Adjective
Hanks and Wilson, both 63, are the first major entertainment figures who appear to have caught the illness, and who’ve gone public with the news.—Dan Singer, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2020 During the final season of Friends, Phoebe Buffay (Lisa Kudrow) chose pianist Mike (Paul Rudd) over scientist David (Hank Azaria)
The romantic conclusion for Phoebe Buffay in Friends‘ final season could’ve gone much differently.—Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, 10 Dec. 2019
Verb
Sarah told me that both Diaz and Williams later told her that Trent had gone with them and had more to drink.—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025 Eaton’s data center exposure is the main reason why the stock has gone from a market darling to now hated.—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gone
In the business world, there is extensive literature warning against this—companies that refuse to adapt to market needs go extinct.
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Pablo Listingart,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
What could possibly go wrong on such a slippery slope, where nothing remains sacred, tradition is going extinct and everything left is tacky and transactional?
Police in the Turks and Caicos Islands have discovered the body of a man while searching for a New York man who went missing while vacationing in the Caribbean late last month.
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Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
Some of the dead and missing include campers of Camp Mystic — an all-girls, Christian summer camp — grandparents and a family of four.
The anonymous pregnant woman, who is also a plaintiff, has not yet tried to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine during her pregnancy but intends to, according to her attorneys.
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ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
7 July 2025
The law went into effect on July 1, and allows pregnant women to use accessible parking spaces for up to one year after the date of issuance.
The defendants, as a result, sought to stop the release as the case proceeded.
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Robert Legare,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2025
At the same time, the US proceeded with developing and enacting the National Cybersecurity Strategy, setting standards, and mandating the establishment of a State Department Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy.
This policy appears to have extended to interactions with the press as well.
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Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Apr. 2025
There, organizers counted 6,000 peaceful protesters who filled the State Street Bridge over the Fox River and extended for several blocks in either direction.
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