as in departed
to leave a place often for another
he eagerly sallied forth from his small town to seek a new life in the bustling city
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The plane had departed from Amarillo, Texas, roughly two hours before the crash and was headed to New Braunfels National Airport, according to flight data cited by The Associated Press.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026 -
Villanova lost four of its top five scorers as double-double machine Duke Brennan and veteran sixth-man Devin Askew saw their eligibility expire, and both Bryce Lindsay (Indiana) and Acaden Lewis (Miami) departed through the portal.—
Joe Arruda,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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In addition, overall passenger numbers decreased 20% after Spirit exited a route, which indicates that rival airlines did not immediately step forward to fill the void.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
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In November, George Condo exited the gallery and joined Skarstedt and Sprüth Magers.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
1 May 2026
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Dillon Gabriel moved to a backup role as Deshaun Watson remained on the physically unable to perform list, even after the team opened his 21-day practice window in December.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2026
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Meet, also, a discreet, briefcase-toting ball-bearings salesman from Chicago, recently moved here with his wife, now that the kids are grown.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Maya Melendez, a ninth grader, went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and 7 RBI for the Patriots.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fans went home happy after an apparent makeup call wiped out a Saints go-ahead field goal, and the Packers avoided a 1-3 start by escaping with a 28-27 victory.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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After the match, defender Rebeca Bernal walked out with him.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Behind every number in this crisis is someone like Anders Pederson — a healthy young man who walked into a hospital to give his sister a kidney and never walked out.—
Joe Kiani,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The group’s feed of an NBA play-in game Tuesday night cut out with less than a minute left in overtime, a high-profile misstep for a company that had successfully changed the narrative on the reliability of sports streaming over the past few years, particularly with its NFL partnership.—
Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fire the bankers and cut out the Wall Street middlemen sucking value.—
Drew Warshaw,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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According to Nadar, Balzac believed that a photograph was a material remnant of that which had been photographed, the resulting image akin to a spectral skin peeled off its subject.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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Preservationists, the town and the property owner appear to have been at a stalemate since 2018, and walls are now covered in invasive vines, windows are broken out, gutters are dangling and paint has peeled off windowsills.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2026
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Luke Kornet got the Game 3 start against the Trail Blazers in Wembanyama’s absence, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Onyemata was one of the free-agent signings the Jets got the most praise for — a rock-solid veteran defensive tackle who can help in both the run and pass game.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Sallied (forth).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied%20%28forth%29. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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