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be gone on



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He added: "I thought I would be gone on day two."

From BBC Jan. 30, 2026

"AIDS pretty much wiped out my entire generation. The kids in the chorus you'd see on Tuesday, and they'd be gone on Thursday."

From Salon Sep. 27, 2024

“It doesn’t mean that everyone’s going to be gone on that date.”

From Seattle Times Nov. 13, 2022

“He said, ‘If I finish my work, I’ll be gone on Wednesday, but if I don’t finish the work, I’ll extend the stay.’

From Washington Post Feb. 10, 2021

I waited, annoyed, eager to be gone on my rounds so that I could have time to get home and lie in bed and read the next installment of a thrilling horror story.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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