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departure

[dih-pahr-cher] / dɪˈpɑr tʃər /




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Harrington jackets, high-street staples such as polo shirts from Uniqlo and Wallabees from Clarks, are often part of the "smart-Manc" costume, characterised by a deliberate departure from the traditional suit-and-tie uniform of the SW1 postcode.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

The sharpest departure in the new government's foreign policy could be over Israel.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Discovery’s studio and streaming service, marking a departure in strategy for the company, but lost out on the acquisition earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The rule also cuts the departure grace period in half.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

The evening before the family’s departure, the ancient woman sat in her wheelchair in a dim corner of the drawing room, watching through half-closed eyes as the family quarreled.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Thursday’s report built on earlier worries of Gemini falling behind, as the lab experienced several high-profile departures last month.

From MarketWatch Jul. 16, 2026

The departures began in October, when Zach Seidl, Bass’ longtime deputy mayor of communications, left for the private sector.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

A frenzied push for artificial intelligence dominance comes with a different kind of cost for Meta, where massive layoffs, employee surveillance and departures have fueled reports of a heated internal climate.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Easyjet said that, with thunderstorms restricting the number of arrivals and departures, it has had to "pre-emptively cancel some flights to and from Gatwick in advance".

From BBC Jun. 27, 2026

It seems that this idea could explain many of the observed features of the universe, such as its large-scale uniformity and also the smaller-scale departures from homogeneity, like galaxies, stars, and even human beings.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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