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leave

[leev] / liv /








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Unfortunately, many restaurant patrons still perceive tips as leaving something “extra” for the staff.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some business leaders threatened to leave the city, while others spent millions behind the scenes to try to coalesce support around other mayoral candidates.

From BBC

Minnesota lets workers take up to 20 weeks of paid family and medical leave a year if they earned at least $3,900 in the prior year.

From The Wall Street Journal

But how the fire took hold with such ferocity, killing at least 40 people and leaving 119 injured, many seriously, is now a key focus for officials - as is the bar's safety record.

From BBC

The camera-equipped device, which is piloted remotely by a police officer, plays a prerecorded message that tells the person to leave the area.

From The Wall Street Journal