goodbye
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“Saying goodbye to you was one of the saddest things I’ve ever done,” he remembers her saying.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Ian McKellen is saying goodbye to his dear friend Patrick Stewart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
"Staff were sitting on video calls with families, saying their last goodbye to loved ones. That was horrendous… staff were crying with the residents, because it was just so emotional for them," one said.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
Say goodbye, though, to Tesla, which will now inevitably disappear forever into SpaceX and Musk’s dream of a galactic mega-entity.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
How will I say goodbye to the only home I’ve ever known?
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
They are also all, he said, about a series of goodbyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Crowds lined the streets to say their goodbyes to the "very special lady" as her coffin travelled through her home town of Milford in Surrey before the service at Guildford Cathedral.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Keep an eye on the time; make your goodbyes quick to avoid over-staying the limit.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
More goodbyes, Dicey thought to herself, coiling up the last rope into a dark brown hoop, piling loop upon loop.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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