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is departing
  • present progressive of depart (3rd person singular).

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Matthews, who is departing Scotstoun this summer for French side Montauban, did what he has done so many times before by finishing off a rolling line-out maul to score.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Lewis is departing after two tumultuous years atop the organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

BP’s CEO Murray Auchincloss is departing, with Meg O’Neill from Woodside Energy appointed as his successor starting in April.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Jorge Ramos, long recognized as the best-known anchor for Spanish-language TV viewers in the U.S., is departing Univision at the end of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

The daily Pan Am flight is departing for the States.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez