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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A number of long-serving youth coaches have departed United due to cutbacks at the club, while The Athletic reported on Monday head of academy recruitment Luke Fedorenko will depart having accepted an offer to work for a major football agency.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
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However, when host Taylor Tomlinson decided to depart in early 2025, CBS canceled the show, and Allen returned last month.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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The Mean Girls star exited the series in 2006, leaving Poehler and the Late Night host with two additional years together before Poehler left in 2008.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Oct. 2025
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Harrison exited in the second quarter after hitting his head on the turf after catching a 21-yard pass from Jacoby Brissett.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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With that goal, Messi moved into first place in the Golden Boot race, one goal ahead of Denis Bouanga of Los Angeles FC, who is away on national team duty with Gabon.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Every time a product goes viral, trendsetters always start looking for the next iteration of it—from Sambas to now, Labubus.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
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Rush threw for 72 yards with an interception, while Huntley went 10-of-15 for 68 yards, while also rushing for 39 yards.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Their speed means the drones can often get to a crime scene faster than an officer, the chief said.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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But getting there may have been the easy part.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sky went off the ring post on the outside of the ring and the Kabuki Warriors started to regain the advantage.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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The third was a power-play goal in which the original shot went off the post and fell in the crease, giving Joel Eriksson Ek the easy tap-in.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Simply cut out an outline of a pumpkin and have your child fill in the middle with pieces of tissue paper.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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There are electrodes that can split hydrogen straight out of seawater, cutting out the need for costly desalination.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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No Doubt is walking out of the spiderwebs of history and into fresh light, as the iconic band is set to reunite for a concert series in 2026.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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No one walks out on Cristina Yang!—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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