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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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