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[dih-pahrt] / dɪˈpɑrt /




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At 91-0, Ben Duckett top-edged a pull to depart for 45 and, crucially, Tom Banton was caught for 57 when he shovelled Arafat's long hop to mid-wicket.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Snyder is the latest senior executive to depart the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

She was detained by the FBI at Los Angeles International Airport "attempting to depart for China" on Sunday, he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Medical helicopter flights land and depart not from the airport but from a separate location: a heliport on Pebbly Beach, just steps from the ocean.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

I looked; I stirred the fire, and I looked again: but she drew her bonnet and her bandage closer about her face, and again beckoned me to depart.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Messi departs as the record appearance-maker and goal-scorer for Argentina but will continue his club career with Major League Soccer team Inter Miami.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

As Creative Director Ib Kamara departs Off-White, what’s going on at the luxury streetwear label?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Compagno’s chair on “Outnumbered” will have guest co-hosts after she departs the program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026

He boards a legacy Air Force One, but secretly transfers to a smaller military aircraft and departs Turkey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

We all express thanks to our server, who offers a courteous nod before she departs.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

To achieve their new level of precision, the team departed from the conventional method of estimating primordial helium.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Then there was a rupture in the relationship and Musk departed, although they seem to have mended fences.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

“The FAA is aware of and looking into an incident involving a medical helicopter that departed from Catalina Island shortly before a different helicopter that crashed,” the agency said in a statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

And while the Hugh Jackman treatment arrives next year, it can safely be said that the undisputed champ is “Muppet Treasure Island,” with Tim Curry, recently departed, stealing everyone’s heart, and everything not nailed down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The conductor then departed; the musicians left their instruments and also left.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

The union said most Royal Mail workers leaving the company were believed to be new starters on part-time contracts, but also said there had been an increase in staff on legacy contracts departing.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

Instead they plan to invest at a higher rate and build their net worth outside of a primary residence, departing from the established path to wealth in the U.S.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The aircraft was departing the island when the crash occurred around 7:40 p.m., just after takeoff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Recent hacks carried out by AI systems have fueled those fears, leading to recent warnings from a departing Anthropic researcher and others that the technology could destroy civilization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

A few departing people came up and shook my hand or hugged me, but I didn’t really pay attention to them.

From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon


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