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farewell

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /
INTERJECTION
goodbye (used to wish well)
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Spence had all but confirmed the transfer earlier on Saturday, when he posted a farewell message to Spurs supporters across his social media accounts.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

The theme also dominated his six-minute farewell video timed to release after death.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Rashford posted a farewell note to the club on social media on 30 July.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But that would mean saying farewell to daylight during California’s late summer days.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 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

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

After the dances, the judges delivered their verdicts - and it was Robshaw and Bychkova who won the majority vote, leaving Skinner and Dowden to say their farewells.

From BBC Oct. 5, 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

So one day the Hunter family had driven over and the pets had been left, with many tearful farewells from Elizabeth and last-minute instructions from Peter.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford




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