farewell
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Their two duets—one of anguished farewell, the other of joyful reunion—were beautifully blended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The drummer and sometimes singer from the Band, a group that backed Bob Dylan for a time and had its own star-studded farewell concert captured on film by Martin Scorsese, had declared bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
"I am confident that Britain is now stronger and fairer than it was two years ago," Starmer told reporters in his farewell speech outside Downing Street.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
She has earned her farewell parade in the Lord's sun.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
After Uncle Al recovers from his violent but short-lived bereavement, he organizes a farewell befitting “our beloved Lucinda.”
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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King Charles III said his farewells to Sir Keir in a final private audience at Buckingham Palace, before greeting Burnham.
From BBC ● 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
When the participants tried to end a conversation, researchers had the companion either reply with the same manipulative farewells they had observed popular AI companions use or, in the control condition, say goodbye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Instead of the traditional party — and an accompanying feast of pizza, papusas and other Mexican and Central American delicacies — students handed in their borrowed instruments Friday and quietly said their farewells.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
"I said my farewells to them here, and watched them ride out from that window."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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