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Noun
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Meanwhile, aging aircraft fleets and a wave of retirements have created an urgent demand for new technicians.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025 -
The rest of his family decided to stay so that his two daughters can finish high school and Jennifer can secure her retirement.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The infant first detecting maternal absence, the pet abandoned in an alley, the friend suddenly iced out have all felt the sudden departure of someone who was expected to be there.—
Anna Holmes,
The Atlantic,
20 Oct. 2025
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The blues poem is frequently poised at the moment of departure, the train pulling away from the station, a life left behind.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His leaving, then, would provide the ideal opportunity for Dora to tell her parents what happened.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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The silent treatment and leaving are equally damaging, if not worse, to a relationship.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At Windsor International Airport, the terminal was nearly empty because there were no flights immediately arriving or departing, airport President Mark Galvin said.—
Martin Goillandeau,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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How much of the two presidents Alaskans will be able to see beyond their aircraft arriving and departing is unclear.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Queen Elizabeth's father, King George VI, was also known as the Duke of York prior to the shocking abdication of his elder brother, King Edward VIII, in 1936.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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So, even though there’s no talk of abdication or anything of the sort, everyone’s preparing as if Prince William ascending to the throne will happen sooner rather than later.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Rallo lays out the unspoken rules (throw out your jeans from college, and don’t feel bad about Irish exiting) that make the decade easier, as well as pointers for cultivating a creative life.—
Bryce Jones,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
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But the exiting thunderstorms are also bringing some relief to fire crews.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, the Young Republican National Federation called for the immediate resignations of leaders in the organization exposed in a Politico story to have sent racist, antisemitic and other derogatory text messages to one another in a private chat.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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Jenner previously walked in the brand’s 2015, 2016, and 2018 fashion shows before the event was cancelled in 2019 following its organizer Edward Razek’s resignation due to public pressure over criticism toward the brand for creating a culture of misogyny and harassment.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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In April, ahead of QPR’s final Championship match of the season away to Sunderland, Cifuentes was placed on gardening leave.—
Rob Tanner,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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As the leaves start to fall and pumpkin spice lattes multiply, there’s no better time to channel your inner Lorelai or Rory Gilmore through a fall wardrobe update.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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