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be left

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remain; carry over
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Perhaps the same will be true with “Obsession”; Curry Barker’s copycats will try and fail to interpret the trials of dating when personality is a facade, and I’ll be left eating crow.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

When Roosevelt grew delirious from malaria and a leg infection and demanded to be left behind, his comrades conveyed him to safety.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

“No customer will be left without access to phone or 911 service,” an AT&T spokesman said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, in Bihar, teacher Bimla Singh* says the choice should be left to children, as it already is at her school.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

I wonder if anything will be left of our temples, language, and customs?

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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