departure

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The agreement represents a departure from standard practice, adding one more year to the WGA’s usual three-year contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

CAF stripped Senegal of its title on March 17, over the team's angry departure from the pitch after a penalty was awarded to Morocco late in second-half stoppage time.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Now Brussels has updated its rules after the UK's departure, allowing all EU countries to permit non-citrus spreads to be marketed as "marmalade" from June.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

BBC News understands he has been paid his full £87,500 annual salary while suspended for seven months until his departure in March.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Mudd’s lies delayed the cavalry’s departure long enough to allow the fugitives to escape Maryland.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson