leave-taking
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Our first clue that this leave-taking lies somewhere between planned and spontaneous is in Martin’s gently charged response in answer to his daughter’s initial confusion: What would you take if the house were on fire?
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
To see someone simply disappear feels even worse than if there is a ceremonial leave-taking, sad as that is.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022
Under California’s program, the biggest gain in leave-taking is seen for Black mothers, who became more likely to take maternity leave, according to Ms. Rossin-Slater’s research.
From New York Times • Oct. 18, 2021
And it was this leave-taking that came to stand, in Florence’s latter days, and with many another witness, at her bedside.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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