depart
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Two drilling rigs are set to depart Houston on Monday for a six-day voyage to Venezuela on a cargo vessel called the BBC Washington.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Earlier this month, a dinghy which had launched from near Cherbourg in the Bay of the Seine - further west than boats normally depart - was brought ashore in Hampshire, triggering protests in Portsmouth.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
This includes 100 flights scheduled to arrive in the UK and 99 that were due to depart from the UK.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
If the summit is merely calm and forgettable, and both sides depart, relieved about maintaining the status quo, then something did shift.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
The sleek brown mare shook her mane and snorted, stamping a hoof as if impatient to depart.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
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Condé Nast’s chief executive, Roger Lynch, is stepping down to lead toy company Mattel, replacing Ynon Kreiz as he departs for a top role at the media conglomerate born from Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
He departs with a League Cup semi-final against derby rivals Hearts to come on 1 November.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Julian Casablancas-led band’s seventh album, produced by Rick Rubin, sharply departs from its alternative-rock sound, leaning into AutoTuned experimentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Obviously with massive spoilers ahoy, here are eight of the biggest ways Nolan’s “Odyssey” departs from Homer’s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
As the waitress departs, Celia casts a long look around the room, scanning the crowd as though she is looking for someone but not finding a point to focus on.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Bowen Yang departed midway through Season 51, while Chloe Fineman announced her departure in July.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
That last one, rendered as a cute and huggable mascot from beyond, is a surreal manifestation of a departed husband in the lightly endearing “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
Over the summer, cast member Chloe Fineman — who had a knack for impressions of celebrities like Timothée Chalamet and Melania Trump — departed the show after seven seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
It explains that Johnson's "night service to Poland had departed earlier than scheduled due to the threat of attacks" following a conference in Kyiv.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
She began, “Was there any … departed friends or relatives with whom Miss Allen would like to converse?”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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The aircraft was departing the island when the crash occurred around 7:40 p.m., just after takeoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Also departing was writer Martin Herlihy, the second member of the Please Don’t Destroy video trio to exit, leaving only Ben Marshall, who’s listed as a featured player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
The American leader will attend the tournament Sunday -- the main reason for the trip -- before departing for Washington later that day.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
East Midlands has also been affected, while Manchester Airport warned that some departing flights could be delayed.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
A few departing people came up and shook my hand or hugged me, but I didn’t really pay attention to them.
From "The Rock and the River" by Kekla Magoon
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