leave to
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Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
This planning includes the money you’re leaving to your cherished charitable causes: The more assets you can leave to beneficiaries as transfer-on-death or payable-on-death, the more of your estate will bypass probate.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
Those who are granted leave to remain are given 42 days to move on from that accommodation but many end up applying to the local council as being homeless.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The government has been granted leave to appeal the decision.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
“You see,” cautioned the count, “you must pick your words very carefully and be sure to say just what you intend to say. And now we must leave to make preparations for the Royal Banquet.”
From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
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