parting

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“When you look at being able to acquire a player like this, these things don’t come up often,” McVay said, adding that parting ways with Verse was difficult.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

With parting the sea for “The Ten Commandments” and then the boulders coming down the hill during the rockslide?

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

At the time, the split was often portrayed as a natural parting of the ways at the end of Richardson's contract - as he wanted to focus on his job at the Ferrer Academy.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

His parting gift to me was to share his bedbugs.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson