as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off
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The bullet had entered 65-year-old Sheryl Ferguson’s midsection, exited high on her back, passed through the chair behind her and lodged in the wall.—
Christopher Goffard,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025 -
Many women are compelled to reduce their working hours, accept lower-paying jobs, or exit the labor force entirely due to caregiving responsibilities—exacerbating the gender pay gap and limiting career advancement opportunities.—
Christine Michel Carter,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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On one of those days, Sue began asking Ken to move her to a care home.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
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The dog named Vera was surrendered to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay when her owners moved.—
Liz O'Connell,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, the director departed the film just over a year later, and the project remains in limbo.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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Shoring up the left and right tackle spots are of the utmost priority for L.A., and Conerly would fit a plug-and-play role for a team that, should Jackson depart, needs a Day-1 starter at left tackle.—
Zac Jackson,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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Advertisement Now, however, the FAIR Plan is facing its biggest crisis since the 1994 Northridge earthquake, when it was bailed out by the state’s licensed property insurance companies, which operate the plan and provide it with a financial backstop.—
Laurence Darmiento,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lara’s plan enacts an insurance industry wishlist to reduce scrutiny of rates, make homeowners across the state bail out insurers for potential billions in FAIR Plan losses, and charge consumers for the cost of insurance that insurers buy in the global, unregulated reinsurance market.—
Carmen Balber,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Barlow earned a bachelor's degree in genetics from the University of California, Berkeley, before getting a master's from Cornell University, according to her website.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
25 Feb. 2025
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The show’s participants will open for Urban, and the audience at each venue can determine which musicians get to stay on the tour.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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This goes for the show's host, Kevin O'Connor, and its core cast of experts — Tom Silva, Richard Trethewey and Jenn Nawada — and for members of production who are behind the scenes.—
Maddie McGay,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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In September 2023, the actress went bare-faced for the first time during Paris Fashion Week.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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In light of the soil testing, workers returned to those properties — in one case, as many as five times — to dig out more contaminated soil in an effort to meet California’s cleanup standards.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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As Valentine’s Day nears, Lisa Wright, manning the crafts table, watched as a passel of girls quickly and carefully worked to dig out the best colorful beads to crowd onto a plastic band, crafting small token reminders of the evening.—
Jesse Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Dozens of students at a U.S. military middle school in Germany walked out of class in protest of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's dismantling of DEI policies during his visit to the country this week.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Cincinnati has been trying to solve its safety problem since the moment Jessie Bates walked out the door to Atlanta.—
Paul Dehner Jr.,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Pack (up or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pack%20%28up%20or%20off%29. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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