as in departed
to leave a place often for another
time to shove off for home
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Crew-11 departed a month earlier than planned due to a medical issue with one of its astronauts, leaving the ISS with a skeleton crew for longer than anticipated.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The mission replaces the crew from NASA's Crew-11 mission, which departed the ISS a month ahead of schedule in January due to a medical evacuation of one of the crew members.—
Lydia Calitri,
NPR,
14 Feb. 2026
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The right-hander exited after five innings, allowing four runs and seven hits, striking out six and walking one on 91 pitches.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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The passenger exited the vehicle and went inside the residence to retrieve some clothes, the witness said, while Wimbley stayed in the vehicle.—
Steven Mross,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Accepting the award, Yeoh moved the audience with an emotional speech reflecting on her career.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Mission was moved from United Launch Alliance to speed up launch (ULA gets a future launch in exchange).—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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But Wemby got his painfully cool peers to play along, to pick up the tempo – and their defense, often at half court.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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As a plant biologist, Kato knew that bioplastics could be made from plants and got curious about the possibilities.—
TRAVIS LOLLER,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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Shiffrin got off to another slow start at these Winter Games, finishing 11th in the giant slalom and fourth in the team combined.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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San Diego’s three NCAA Division I baseball teams got off to strong starts over the weekend.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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At which time someone in a Manhattan athletics department office pulled out their magnifying class and Tang’s contract, finding a way to get rid of the coach and not pay him.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The administration has quietly pulled out National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland, The Washington Post reported.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The federal government says there is no criminal investigation into Good's killing, and cut out the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from accessing evidence and information.—
Aki Nace,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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This weekend, undefeated Amelia is the heavy favorite in the 125-pound bracket, while Ian will have his work cut out for him at 120.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Tesla, the 23-year-old company that brought green cars into the mainstream, has been pushed off its perch as the world’s top electric vehicle seller.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Shoved (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoved%20%28off%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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