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It’s easy to read the report and come away with the idea that eating too many granola bars or bags of pretzels could be doing harm to your family without you realizing it.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

If you go to Old Trafford in a derby, go down to 10 men in the first 25 minutes and still come away with a 1-0 victory, it tells you a lot about your players.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

People come away from things that are labeled comedies and go, “I just laughed at that.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Have you ever listened to a friend talk with great passion and depth about a seemingly mundane thing, and come away seeing it differently?

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

My appointed plan was just to give a good scratch to the surface, come away with some spice or flavor under my nails.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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