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departure

[dih-pahr-cher] / dɪˈpɑr tʃər /




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Investors expressed their disappointment, as the departure comes just three months after the company said CEO Shantanu Narayen will be stepping down after 18 years in the job after a successor is named.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Chelsea feel they are due compensation under the terms of Maresca's departure as he was contracted to the club until 2029 and left just six months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The market’s brutal Friday selloff was a sharp departure from its recent gains.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The sudden departure of Chairman Albert Manifold shouldn’t distract from the success management has had so far, she adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Mother assured him that was not going to happen, but still Father kept delaying our departure, until we were among the very last to leave.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar




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