parting
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Charles said he "hit the jackpot" when he met her, adding: "There was no parting us."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Instead, Iamaleava is remembered for his tumultuous exit from Knoxville, a parting characterized by head coach Josh Heupel that the program would move on without its starting signal-caller, leading the Long Beach product to UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
“She’s All That” star Tamara Mello and her husband, Emmy Award-winning TV editor Paolo Cascardo, are parting ways with their thoughtfully restored Los Angeles home—as they prepare to relocate across the country to Florida.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
The movie ends with Hana and Kip parting because his job takes him to other areas of the country.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
They step out of the way without even considering the movement, parting like water as he heads toward the gates.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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
The partings are only temporary, at Wanenmacher’s anyway.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 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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