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leaving

[lee-ving] / ˈli vɪŋ /












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On this evidence, however, Bellingham will take some leaving out.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The law didn’t specify how social-media companies would have to verify users’ ages, leaving that up to the regulator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, higher labor and food expenses continue to pressure margins, leaving operators little room for error.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Accordingly, there has been a big push on the Street to stuff them into the leading stock indices, leaving index fund managers no choice but to buy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

They ate most of the meat, leaving a little for day meal, and sopped up the juices with hawkbit roots baked in the embers.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver




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