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farewell

[fair-wel] / ˌfɛərˈwɛl /
INTERJECTION
goodbye (used to wish well)
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Zhu's remains will be cremated on Tuesday in Beijing, Xinhua said Sunday, with a farewell gathering attended by senior leaders of China's ruling Communist Party expected before, according to standard protocol.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

For a singer who sang all across the world, it will be an intimate farewell in the place she called home.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

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

From Barron's Aug. 7, 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

It had been nearly two months since Penelope had bid her friend farewell at the train station.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

Rosenior said his farewells at Strasbourg on Tuesday morning before signing a six‑and‑a‑half‑year contract at Chelsea.

From BBC Jan. 6, 2026

She has said final farewells to Porter Wagoner and her longtime singing partner, Kenny Rogers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

However, it is not good journalism, and not just because the past few months have shown that Musk's farewells mean nothing.

From Salon May 30, 2025

The group went back to Maer Hall, where Emma quickly changed out of her fancy clothes, and the two newlyweds said their farewells.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman




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