as in exits
to leave a place often for another
early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word
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According to Jones, flight attendants will deploy it when a pilot exits the cockpit to use the lavatory or for any other reason.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025 -
This coincided with a number of high-profile exits at the agency.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Physio Ash Pracy departs while head of women’s physio Amy Cranston is also taking maternity leave on a temporary basis.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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From Zurich Airport, hop on Switzerland’s efficient SBB rail system, which departs every hour and whisks you toward the Alps in just over three hours.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
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This risk decreases as the storm moves away.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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During a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the Earth's inner shadow, which is known as the umbra.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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Because when your plans change, the company gets to keep all of your money.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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But there’s something about politics that gets me in a rabbit hole.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2025
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As for Cracker Barrel, where the company goes from here is anyone’s guess.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Money raised from Arizona lottery games goes toward funding higher education, health and human services, environmental conservation and economic and business development in the state.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Only when the squad walks out into its partially open home—whenever that is—will everything at least feel somewhat anchored again from a Blaugrana perspective.—
Henry Flynn,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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The dull roar from the construction site cuts out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Pikes (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pikes%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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