farewell
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They can carry memories the characters suppress and consequences they cannot foresee; the orchestra can reinforce a boast, expose a lie or transform a farewell into a prophecy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
The 87-year-old singer and songwriter looks back on her long career amid a farewell tour that will bring her to Santa Barbara this month.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Salon: A lot of coverage cited what you said in your farewell message for your last weekend show.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026
It wasn’t a campaign event; it was his farewell show.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell, because I’d been accepted at the Jewish Lyceum, where Margot also went to school.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Katie Taylor ended her illustrious career as a three-time undisputed world champion as Croke Park gave one of Ireland's greatest sporting figures the grandest of farewells on a night of celebration, spectacle and music.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
After being asked by King Charles III to form the next government, Burnham, 56, is due to make his first speech Monday outside 10 Downing Street shortly after Starmer has said his farewells.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
It is also a time of farewells, when school graduates leave their hometown while many corporate professionals receive assignments in new cities.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
She has said final farewells to Porter Wagoner and her longtime singing partner, Kenny Rogers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Estraven took leave of me and turned away; he was never fulsome in his greetings and farewells.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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