parting
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“In my head, I know I need to stop,” Messier said in a September interview before parting with the company, “but it’s my kid, what am I supposed to do?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
In a 2022 video titled “We Just Sold Our House. I Was Not Ready To Feel This,” Robbins discussed the emotional experience of parting with the family home after 24 years.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026
A pair of OGs still competing in a young man’s game, the two traded compliments before parting: “Jay-Z is a killer,” said Scarface, whom Jay-Z hailed as “one of the best writers of any genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
The conclusion was to banish Hesmondhalgh, who, in her parting words, said it had been an "immense experience".
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
We had a doleful parting, and when I took my place by Magwitch’s side, I felt that that was my place henceforth while he lived.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
To stand out, he suggests using glitter in hair partings or your shoulders.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
I now hope that cross-species friendships of such intensity do not end in permanent partings.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 4, 2022
“But life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings,” she said, “and as much as I and my family miss him, I know he would want us to enjoy Christmas.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2021
Wide-leg trousers, berets, high necklines and centre partings.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 8, 2019
The neat partings in their hair, the clicks of their heels, the confident swagger they had.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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