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One of the fathers, Ostap, claimed that his son, after spending over 90 days in the combat zone, had a legal right to take leave.

When your guests take leave of you, it will be in the drawing-room, and let that farewell be final.

Madam, I have come, with your gracious permission, to take leave of you; I am about to return to Clarides.

After the meal, the dauphiness came out on the balcony to take leave of her hosts.

Hence the phrase soles poscere came to mean "to prepare to take leave."

He had to take leave of others beside his grandfather; and the first of these was his old dog, Ajola.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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