as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
now that my ride's here, I'll be stepping along
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The Bering Air flight departed from Unalakleet, a community of about 690 people in western Alaska, around 2:40 p.m. local time on Thursday.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025 -
The plane had departed Unalakleet at 2:37 p.m., Bering Air Director of Operations, David Olson, said, per local outlet KTUU.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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For its August return, the event — which showcases reggae and Pacific Islands music — is moving outdoors and expanding to two days.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Besides agriculture, Priam also moves steel, flat deck freight, and various industrial materials, serving manufacturers and suppliers across North America.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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For example, Geico exited its Premier Partner status after the 2024 season.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.—
Ernestine Siu,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation would get $3.4 million in funding for 22 new positions, including seven new intelligence analysts, a new aviation crew and two victim service workers.—
Adam Tamburin,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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His efforts to foster ties with Trump have prompted many Democrats to speculate that Adams was trying to get the president to pardon him or otherwise quash his prosecution.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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That would come on top of a 10% across-the-board tariff that went into effect last week on top of other tariffs on Chinese goods and stricter 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum that Trump announced Monday.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
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Hathaway's seconds-long appearance quickly went viral on social media as fans embraced the cheerful clip.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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While the main portion of the project will run along East Colfax, the setup will be a little different downtown.—
Elliott Wenzler,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Hayward Fault runs along the foot of the East Bay Hills.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In the loss to St. Peter, Jordan got off to a tough start and trailed 32-13 at the break and couldn’t recover in the second half.—
Tom Schardin,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Woodson got off to a strong start, posting back-to-back 20-win seasons in his first two years with the Hoosiers, beating Wyoming in a play-in tournament game in March 2022 for Indiana’s first NCAA Tournament win since 2015.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The guard tried to stop the fare evader, who became irate and pulled out a boxcutter, slashing the guard across the face.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Nevertheless, Kelsea Ballerini pulled out all the stops to recruit the contestant likeliest to win a Kelsea Ballerini Lookalike Contest.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Step (along).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/step%20%28along%29. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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