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pack off

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  1. Also,. Send someone (or something) away unceremoniously, as in As soon as the children are packed off to bed, I'll call you back, or She told Anne she'd pack her things off as soon as she had a chance. [First half of 1700s]


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The first batch of deportees arrived last Friday in the central African country under a controversial US migration scheme to pack off undocumented foreign nationals to third countries.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

And when I take the pack off, at the end of the walk, I feel as if I’m flying.

From Slate Sep. 16, 2023

"When I can top my battery pack off in five or 10 minutes ... then it doesn't really matter too much what that range is, whether it's 150 miles or 300 miles," Luebbe said.

From Reuters Jul. 11, 2022

New Line has asked Daley and Goldstein to begin a take on a sequel to this film, examining where the Griswolds pack off to now that another visit to Walley World has been undertaken.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2015

Alicia nods, swings the pack off her back, and unzips the main compartment, holding it open.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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