go away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It’s good the NFL isn’t as buttoned up as it used to be regarding its public image, although it’s probably wishing this story would go away.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
That conversation simply is not going to go away.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that JPMorgan offered Rana a $1 million settlement to make his complaint go away; he chose to go public.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Despite confusion over how to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, markets appear to believe that somehow the problem will go away soon.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
It was like a tiny part of my mother, and if we burned it, she would go away forever.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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