as in to depart
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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Macron and Trump exchanged barbs earlier in the week after Trump departed the G7 summit early as the conflict between Iran and Israel mounted.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
20 June 2025 -
And even the great man had to battle at times for a dollar before departing to take Ferrari's moola.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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The big exited Barclays Center that night in a walking boot and stayed in New York Friday to undergo further imaging and evaluation while the team traveled to Seattle to begin a four-game roadtrip.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2025
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Its powered sliding door can open and close on its own so a passenger doesn’t need to turn around and shut it after exiting.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
21 June 2025
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Wales have done well under Wilkinson to move away from a hardened reputation as being Fishlock’s team and become more of a sum of their parts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
27 June 2025
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Employees are held to high speed standards, with some scanning up to 1,200 items an hour to keep lines moving.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
26 June 2025
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Days after the Iran nuclear deal went into effect in 2016, an Iranian official predicted at Davos that lifting sanctions on the country could usher in 8% annual economic growth.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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The transponders onboard Relay 2 stopped responding to radio signals in June 1967, after which point the satellite went silent—until last June.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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As New York closed in on Tuesday's vote, more investors got nervous as the polls showed Mamdani was leading.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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Daniels gets his guy Aiyuk, who's the younger, and potentially better receiver.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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Herrera had already been substituted after going off injured in the 20th-minute and was shown a straight red card when the referee was informed of his behaviour.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Doctors at Soroka said that the Iranian missile struck almost immediately after air raid sirens went off, causing a loud explosion that could be heard from a safe room.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Sometimes the best advice is the simples: Eat real food; cut out the harmful foods; and let your body do the rest.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Chris Finch would have had his work cut out for him.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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About five hours after his arrest inside 26 Federal Plaza, Lander, joined by his wife and Gov. Hochul, walked out to cheers and applause from supporters gathered outside the courthouse.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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To make sure she’d get booed, Becky Lynch walked out in Bears gear.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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