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farewell

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /
INTERJECTION
goodbye (used to wish well)
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STRONGEST




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Serrano has mapped out a solitary farewell in Puerto Rico, targeted for later this year or early 2027.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Zhu's remains will be cremated on Tuesday in Beijing, Xinhua said Sunday, with a farewell gathering attended by senior leaders of China's ruling Communist Party expected before, according to standard protocol.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Spence had all but confirmed the transfer earlier on Saturday, when he posted a farewell message to Spurs supporters across his social media accounts.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The theme also dominated his six-minute farewell video timed to release after death.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

The young mouse said his farewell in the Sparra language: “Matthias look for Warbeak. See someday. You go now. Be brave eggchick. Mighty Sparra warrior. Great friend.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

After being asked by King Charles III to form the next government, Burnham, 56, is due to make his first speech Monday outside 10 Downing Street shortly after Starmer has said his farewells.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The aim of her "Farewell video" project, she says, is to help people cope with "unfinished farewells" and give them a chance to "embrace" husbands, parents and children again.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

When the participants tried to end a conversation, researchers had the companion either reply with the same manipulative farewells they had observed popular AI companions use or, in the control condition, say goodbye.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 30, 2025

However, it is not good journalism, and not just because the past few months have shown that Musk's farewells mean nothing.

From Salon May 30, 2025

As the train coughed, lurched, and began to pull away, boys hanging from the windows shouted farewells: “Good-bye, Mom!”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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