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walk away

British

verb

to leave, esp callously and disregarding someone else's distress
to achieve or win easily

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Example Sentences

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They walked away with a single sheet of paper and were advised to make the most of the time they had left with her.

From BBC

Airo is walking away from its electric air taxi business, which may have surprised investors.

From Barron's

Exxon never formally announced that it was walking away from its algae research.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But the flip side of not ‘looking right’ means you can walk away from it completely and never ask yourself if that’s actually out of respect, or just out of fear.”

From Literature

My head bobs up and down, and I watch him walk away wondering what a hot guy like him wants with a regular girl like me.

From Literature

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