parting

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She played in just nine games before parting ways with the team and eventually rejoining the Mercury, where she started her career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

On stage, there is a camaraderie between the musicians, who interact playfully with their frontman, twirling him around the stage, or parting ways to let him noodle around on a vintage synthesiser.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

She floated some creative solutions, such as leaving three months early in exchange for what she called “a parting gift” invested into a business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Alfonsi’s parting words to the Columbia Journalism Review perfectly summarized the nightmare unfolding at CBS: “The arrogance, cruelty, and incompetence is stunning.”

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

When his absent mind returned, they walked down to the water, both sad to be parting.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig