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leave town



VERB
jump bail
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It’s possible top lawmakers won’t let Congress leave town without a funding deal.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

“The big challenge for us as architects is to create the incentives for people to move along, and not leave town and move further south.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

As the police leave town, an old man pushing a bicycle appears.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Norton refused to leave town during the House’s summer recess, Brazile said, and “worked the phones” to protect the District.

From Salon • Sep. 6, 2025

Instead of going to Dalton’s, he could take a street car to a railway station and leave town.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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