comings and goings
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Meyer owns and operates the Record, managing a staff of only seven that reports on the comings and goings of the city of Marion’s 1,900 or so residents.
From Slate
"There are more comings and goings now, and that means we're dealing with more checks, more paperwork, more calculations of sentences, and this just means more mistakes are happening. It's inevitable," a prison officer said.
From BBC
Prison sources have told the BBC early releases have meant "more comings and goings" across the penal estate.
From BBC
Experienced Tesla investors probably didn’t worry too much at all of Thursday’s comings and goings.
From Barron's
Traffic-dodging aerial hops across big cities could happen as soon as next year, pending approval by the Federal Aviation Administration, and one of the country’s largest operators of airplane and helicopter landing sites is now on the hunt for L.A. locations that can handle the comings and goings of air taxis.
From Los Angeles Times
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