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goodbye

[good-bahy] / ˌgʊdˈbaɪ /


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Death is big business in Ivory Coast, where families are expected to say goodbye to their loved ones with massive, music-fuelled feasts tinged with moments of both joy and sadness.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But, after saying goodbye to their daughter, the couple faced further distress.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

“Saying goodbye to you was one of the saddest things I’ve ever done,” he remembers her saying.

From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026

Ian McKellen is saying goodbye to his dear friend Patrick Stewart.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

That night I write a few words of goodbye to Toledo.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

Then, on the earnings call, Hood priced the goodbyes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

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

But while Stokes was saying his England goodbyes at Trent Bridge, Fuchs was saying hello at Bridge Field in Derbyshire, turning out for Grindleford in a Sunday friendly against Riverside Notts.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

No need for goodbyes when you know everyone will be back together in exactly one hour.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers


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