as in departed
to leave a place often for another
he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city
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Once the clock struck zero and quarterback Jordan Love’s final prayer fell unanswered in the end zone, Policy swiftly departed without much expression.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Now, New England is once again atop the AFC East, their first division victory since Tom Brady departed Boston.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Kinnear exited Talk Soup for his own late-night talk show, NBC's Later with Greg Kinnear.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Reuters reported that talks began late last year after Banijay, which is listed in Amsterdam, exited the chase for ITV Studios, the production arm of UK broadcaster ITV.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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In an interview with KSL in May 2025, Sha compared learning Braille to learning English when his family moved from Myanmar to the United States.—
Daniel S. Levine,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Engineers carried out multiple trajectory adjustments as the spacecraft moved farther from Earth.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Jan. 2026
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Danila Yurov scored for Minnesota in the second period, as the Wild went without a regulation win on their three-game homestand, and are now 1-3-2 in their last half-dozen.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Jan. 2026
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Boston got points on two of its first three possessions of the game — a pair of rare two-point makes by Hauser, who takes 90% of his shots from 3-point range — then went cold for nearly five straight minutes.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Maresca walked out of Stamford Bridge without speaking to his players and forfeiting a potential £14 million payout.—
Harriet Marsden,
TheWeek,
6 Jan. 2026
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Paul Terry walked out of prison more than 20 years ago after DNA evidence cleared him of a crime he was convicted of as a teenager.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Both teams have their work cut out for them.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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The official said the prosecutors were also concerned about a decision to cut out state and local authorities from the federal investigation.—
Hayley Walker,
NBC news,
14 Jan. 2026
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Mack Maier, co-owner of the collective, said climbers were present when the roof peeled off.—
Sarah Horbacewicz,
CBS News,
29 Dec. 2025
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The clay part is painted onto mesh, which is sandwiched between two plastic coverings that are peeled off before applying.—
Brittany Loggins,
Glamour,
8 Dec. 2025
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The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Sallied (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied%20%28forth%29. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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