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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

The new series of Strictly will be presented by Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe, after the departure of Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

These efforts have been hampered by the recent departure of Chairman Albert Manifold, who was abruptly fired last month amid concerns about bullying behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I look upon my departure from Colonel Lloyd’s plantation as one of the most interesting events of my life.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass




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