You might ask, 'Why can't the water company just go into tick-over mode now and let us have bills that don't go up any more?

BBC: South West Water customers asked how cash should be spent

And they said, well, we can't let that information go out simply - in order to satisfy these three people.

NPR: Invoking the State Secrets Privilege

Adam Davidson, he's asking, how is it that we allowed companies to grow to such a dominant size that we can't afford to let them go belly-up?

NPR: Listeners' Money Questions Answered

But it's the characters from De Niro's Jimmy Conway to the ill-fated Billy Batts who fans just can't seem to let go of.

CNN: Still obsessed with 'Goodfellas,' 25 years later

You might notice her but you can't really stop and let her go if there's a 10-ton truck on your tail, especially if there's a green light ahead.

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