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be left

VERB
remain; carry over
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"I'm not going to go into that at the moment. That's a contractual position that will be left for another day," he said.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

“If you don’t take it, you’re going to be left behind,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Nothing will be left in case you live longer than 30 years or want to leave anything to your heirs.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

“He knew he was not safe to be left alone.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

I tried waking up the girls, but they were dazed and disorientated and wanted only to be left alone, to linger in bed a little longer.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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