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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The 26-year-old England full-back will depart Anfield after nine years with the first team that brought 352 appearances, 23 goals, 86 assists and eight domestic, European and world trophies.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
28 May 2025 -
After the ceremony ended, Trump quickly departed to play a round of golf.—
Davis Winkie,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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If there is a moment to be seized, it only can be seized by a mix superior to what exited amid embarrassment last month.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
17 May 2025
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Just as Oakland Unified stands poised to exit this summer from two decades of state receivership after repaying a $100 million loan, the current board majority has no plan to address a new $100 million annual structural deficit facing the district over the next three years.—
Anne Campbell Washington,
Mercury News,
16 May 2025
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If the execution moves forward this time, Smith will be the first inmate executed in Tennessee since 2020 and the 19th in the U.S. this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This can block food and stool moving through the intestine, causing constipation.—
Kelly Burch,
Verywell Health,
21 May 2025
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In the first half, the Sparks (1-1) went toe-to-toe with the Lynx.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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Belichick joins a rapidly changing sport and is taking over a roster ravaged by the transfer portal and NFL Draft, rebuilding on the fly and making $10 million a year to improve on the tenure of Mack Brown, his 73-year-old predecessor who went 44-33 in five seasons.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 May 2025
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Shares of the company got a little boost from the interest signaled by the poison pill and gained 3.2 percent to $23.51 in premarket trading on Tuesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
20 May 2025
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The screen cuts to black as the gun goes off again, leaving audiences to question what the hell is going to happen next.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
25 May 2025
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This week it was reported that sirens did not go off as deadly tornadic storms moved through the city of St. Louis.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Van de Ven uses his speed to cut out counter-attacks while Romero can break lines with his passes and then produce a crunching tackle on an opponent.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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Altman is trying to cut out the middleman and condense digital life into a single, unified piece of hardware and software.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
22 May 2025
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In classic slasher fashion, the protagonist then walks out of the house alive, traumatized, but victorious.—
Jane LaCroix,
People.com,
24 May 2025
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An immigrant from Kazakhstan, who asked the judge not to dismiss his case without success, walked out of the courtroom.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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“Sally (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sally%20%28forth%29. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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