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"We've said to Xavier that we might be moving soon and when we do we're going to get his bike back out of storage," says Jessica.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

And what happens if a developer comes in and starts a project anyway, only to ultimately back out?

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

“We’re not going to allow it to go back out again,” library manager Michelle Hudson said, joking that staff did not want to wait another 150 years for its next return.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2026

Gone are Aeolus’ bag of winds, which sends Odysseus back out to sea with Ithaca in tantalizing sight, and the Phaeacians, who help him finally make it home.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

After a time I go back out with the dogs and sleep with them on the ice.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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