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left

[left] / lɛft /
ADJECTIVE
on west side when facing north
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WEAK


ADJECTIVE
politically liberal
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Christine Lagarde was 17 years old when she left her home in northern France to study as an exchange student at an American all-girls school.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Sharon Lane, now living in Orange County, told NBC LA that she had been aboard the cruise for months but left in August for health reasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

His mother will be waiting at his childhood home that he left 28 years ago.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

He took a job at a fledgling research lab called OpenAI and eventually left with a small group of colleagues to start Anthropic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

That particular playdate had left us with something more like a corn octopus that was far too heavy to be hung.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith


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