leave-taking
Example Sentences
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The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.
From Washington Times
The book and show proceed with a classical sequence familiar from the “Iliad” — leave-taking, combat, mourning — but the men and women in these pictures are emotionally open, touchingly individual and markedly of their time.
From New York Times
“She was as radiant and knowledgeable and fascinated about politics as ever I remember,” Mr. Johnson said of their leave-taking.
From New York Times
To see someone simply disappear feels even worse than if there is a ceremonial leave-taking, sad as that is.
From Washington Post
Though state paid leave programs increase leave-taking by both men and women, women take longer leaves.
From New York Times
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