leave to
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Before listening to the arguments in detail, the Court of Appeal judges must decide whether the grounds justify granting Patterson leave to challenge her conviction at all.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Afterward, she told her supervisor she needed a short leave to attend to her health, but was denied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
In a reverse from the 1990s, "no-one here has to leave to get on in life", Burnham told me.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“We leave to the Court of Appeals the further question whether, given the warrant issued, the search here was reasonable.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The village chief takes all five families to his house and gives us rice and fish for dinner before the adults leave to hear further instructions.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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