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farewell

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /
INTERJECTION
goodbye (used to wish well)
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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

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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