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departures

  • plural
    of departure.
    departure
    noun
    an act or instance of departing.

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The recent departures from Google DeepMind also signify an ideological rift between Pichai and Hassabis, according to former employees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Holly: It has been a dismal summer for Newcastle United with key player departures and a managerial change, leaving Nick Woltemade as the main target for fantasy potential.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Villarreal: Recent cast departures have obviously drawn some criticism.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Google announced new leadership of its artificial-intelligence operations Wednesday, a shake-up that follows a wave of high-profile departures and delays in releasing a model on par with top offerings from Anthropic and OpenAI.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

A particularly interesting problem is the size of the small departures from uniform density in the early universe that caused the formation first of the galaxies, then of stars, and finally of us.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking