as in exits
to leave a place often for another
time to shove off for home
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Yet even as deal activity and exits start to increase, fundraising from institutional investors continues to fall due to a lack of distributions and poor performance in many funds.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025 -
As the former Prince Andrew exits his royal residence, Queen Elizabeth II's beloved corgis will still have a home.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The four-meter-wide telescope can detect faint shifts in light that reveal how plasma moves through the corona, allowing scientists to see the sun in unprecedented detail.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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As such, this is a program that will be very interesting to see develop over the coming years and one that the Russian Navy's key adversaries will be watching very closely, as this weapon moves toward operational capability.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The parade departs from the temple, on Tierra Buena Road, and heads onto Butte House Road.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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An American Airlines Airbus A321 taxis at San Diego International Airport as a United Airlines airplane departs on August 24, 2024 in San Diego, California.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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And Biltmore Estate goes above and beyond on the festive front.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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The first shift after all the previous staff shakeups goes surprisingly well.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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So who gets the political heat, so to speak, for the cost of electricity?—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The menu gets creative with dishes like Thai shrimp curry with plantains, but the star remains its signature bobó de lagosta, a rich lobster stew and northeastern classic.—
Carla Vianna,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Nov. 2025
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After doing a little magic, Kufrin reaches into the cauldron and pulls out a series of sonogram images.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Personally, the scene where Mansu pulls out his tooth felt less like resignation and more like a strange liberation.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
22 Oct. 2025
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In the space of minutes, Cherki digs out two crosses, with each foot, over the top that drop perfectly into the path of City runs in behind, first assisting Phil Foden, and second creating a big chance for Marmoush.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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The train that Robert De Niro gets off of in the opening credits is the actual Blue Line of the city’s metro system.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
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SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Shoves (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shoves%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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