leave-taking
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Our first clue that this leave-taking lies somewhere between planned and spontaneous is in Martin’s gently charged response in answer to his daughter’s initial confusion: What would you take if the house were on fire?
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The clip did not directly address his leave-taking from Fox or the reasons for it.
From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023
To see someone simply disappear feels even worse than if there is a ceremonial leave-taking, sad as that is.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022
“I found the leave-taking wrenching,” said Ms. George, who is married to the playwright Lisa Kron, “but handled with exceptional grace and care for all.”
From New York Times • May 8, 2020
She thought that she could feel its leave-taking, the way one could feel a small whisper of breeze at night.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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