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let be

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  1. Leave undisturbed, refrain from interfering with. For example, Stop fussing with the tablecloth; let it be, or, as A.E. Housman put it in A Shropshire Lad (1896): “Will you never let me be?” [Second half of 1100s] Also see leave someone alone; leave someone in peace.

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Let be the region depicted in the following figure.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Let be the ratio of carbon-14 to carbon-12 in the organic artifact or fossil to be dated, determined by a method called liquid scintillation.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Let be the number of ducks in a lake years after 1990.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

Let be the height above ground, in feet, of a rocket seconds after launching.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

"Let be," they said to the man, "let us see whether Elias is coming to save him."

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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