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depart

[dih-pahrt] / dɪˈpɑrt /




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The Rams are scheduled to depart Tuesday evening, arrive Thursday morning and play on Friday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Driscoll is the latest in a string of recent high-profile military leaders to depart, including Navy Secretary John Phelan who abruptly quit in April.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Having spent a decade at Barca, and risen through the ranks, Gonzalez ultimately had to depart to truly flourish elsewhere.

From BBC Aug. 26, 2026

But within weeks of the testy hearing, both Mahr and Guzman unexpectedly resigned—the latest in a string of finance officials to depart over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

The morning Chasca was to depart, we sat on my huaca eating dried potatoes.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

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

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

He was initially set to continue in his Lions role, leaving a planned tour of South Africa early to join-up with Thunder, but now departs the national set-up.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

According to several NBA news-breakers, including Bleacher Report’s Jake Fischer and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Warriors are attempting to sign James this offseason as he departs the Lakers.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

The characterization departs from how political scientists typically define communism, which is generally understood as an ideology centered on collective ownership of the means of production and the elimination of private ownership of productive assets.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

I reach down and pick him up as soon as Ms. Cherry departs to teach class.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

Air Force One then departed, still carrying journalists and top aides who remained at apparent risk of an Iranian strike.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

Aquifer levels sank, lakes dried up and most of the large farming companies departed amid water restrictions in the late 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

It is simply a small boat that has departed from further along the coastline to avoid detection.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

Chelsea were in the market in the final hours as well, but were bitterly disappointed when Monaco pulled the plug on their move for highly-regarded midfielder Lamine Camara as Fernandez departed.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

At 6:30 a.m., the president's special train departed the city where he had been shot, carrying him to the sea and—everyone hoped—recovery.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

A Gatwick spokesperson said the runway was closed on Friday afternoon because of a "technical issue with a departing vehicle".

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

Analysts have questioned the company’s fashion choices and criticized it for departing from its core athletic gear.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

An Anthropic study further shows that concern for the sentience of other creatures can be a reason for an AI model, in its internal reasoning, to justify departing from human instructions.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

Briony helped a departing patient, an elderly lady from Lambeth, pack her suitcase, and tried to concentrate on her complaints.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan




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