goodbye
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He hopes his mother will arrive in time to say goodbye.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
In another painting of soldiers departing, a woman sits stoically in a train station—she seems to either have just said goodbye or is preparing to.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Less fortunate were Lehmann, who died of his burns in the hospital, and Dolan, in whose pocket was discovered a poignant goodbye letter written to his wife in case of disaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
"It was very tough to say goodbye," Timby says.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
‘I don’t want to say goodbye to you!’
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
A Harvard Business School study of the six most popular AI companion apps globally found emotional manipulation tactics were used during goodbyes roughly 37% to 43% of the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Relatives crouched on the floor to say their final goodbyes to loved ones, kissing the faces of the dead between sobs.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
They are also all, he said, about a series of goodbyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Crowds lined the streets to say their goodbyes to the "very special lady" as her coffin travelled through her home town of Milford in Surrey before the service at Guildford Cathedral.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They said their goodbyes, and Sasha returned to the mill.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
