come and go

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Tigers, so often the bastions of a physical, aggressive gameplan, have opened up, and a 13-year psychodrama that has seen almost 30 coaches come and go, might well be over too.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Many of these had been on long enough to be considered institutions, and though hosts would come and go, they would typically occupy their chair for a good long time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But while other classics come and go and jockey for position, a reliable fixture among the top 10—for the past four polls and 34 years—has been “Tokyo Story” by Yasujirō Ozu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

At a dusty lot an hour outside Beijing, a steady stream of vehicles come and go for a quick battery charge -- just one node in China's rapidly expanding network of electric trucks.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

At the house of the Shaper, people come and go, solemn faced, treading softly, their heads bowed and their hands folded for fear of sending dreadful apparitions through his dreams.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner