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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

With respect to Friday’s headline, “Lakers leave town with loss that costs them shot to play for NBA Cup title,” winning the Cup is irrelevant to seasonlong NBA success.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 13, 2025

The stopgap measure runs through Jan. 30, which avoids another funding cliff at Christmas when everyone wants to leave town fast.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 10, 2025

The next day, as the government prepared to shut down, my family packed our bags to leave town for my daughter Naomi’s spinal surgery.

From Salon Oct. 9, 2025

Despite the wild ride, he managed to leave town with a great degree of dignity, holding his head high and his back stiff as he pushed the bike along the path.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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