leave alone
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It starts from a belief that these people are operating in a world we don’t understand, and that we ought to leave alone, far from our base everyday politics and civic concerns.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
With that feedback, executives then determined which menu items to take prices up on and which to leave alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026
But I would prefer if they’d leave alone my delicious lime-flavored tortilla chips, please.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2020
On March 18, agents conducting surveillance saw Flores leave alone in a medium-size truck that had a separate cargo area accessible only from the back.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2020
He told me that it was all a test, that Wickersham would leave alone those officers who stood up to him.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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