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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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And that was something that was important for me to not let be put to the side, or laid to waste or watered down in any way.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2022

What kind of decisions do you let be delegated away?

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2021

“There’s just two things that I won’t ever let be questioned and that’s character and work ethic,” Leonard said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 20, 2020

"The person that I'm going to let be the judge on the dunks is little Chris," Paul said about his son.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2015

"Will you let be such vanity and catering to sinful worldliness, Stephen Hopkins?" demanded that unfortunate man's wife, with asperity.

From A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 by Taggart, Marion Ames

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