go places
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Unable to get her to go places that I would enjoy as much as her, I started going by myself.
From Salon ● Jun. 1, 2026
“This is a very abnormal job, that you don’t get a chance to go places, look around, make decisions, maybe start in four months or something when you relocate,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 1, 2025
"There's all kind of triggers. Photographs. When I go places, I remember Jennie doing this, Gregg doing that. But luckily most of them are happy memories."
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
I tell young people all the time to go places.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
At first I was flattered to go places with her because she was a golf champion and every one knew her name.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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