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Busch was let go by Hendrick Motorsports after the 2007 season, making room for the team to sign Dale Earnhardt Jr.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Their counterparts today go by terms like techno-oligarchs.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

A row of counter seats along a wide-open window gives its patrons a ringside seat to watch street life go by.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

John, surrounded by patient, understanding friends and loved ones, tries to maintain as normal a life as possible, but rarely does more than a minute or two go by without a sudden, embarrassing outburst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And then Wren goes on to explain they go by “they,” not “he” or “she.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy