Makeba announced her retirement three years ago, but despite a series of farewell concerts she never stopped performing.

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Fortunately, his wife never did have to read his farewell letter, and Brugioni kept its contents a secret.

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Sure, people on the right of a certain age may prove more likely to expend emotion in saying farewell to one specific car, but we will never go along with the idea of saying goodbye to the automobile.

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My rehearsed reaction will never be broadcast to a global audience because your show is saying farewell to television on Wednesday after 25 years.

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To announce a season-long farewell in February would create the kind of frenzy that Rivera has never sought, not through 17 seasons or 603 saves.

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But two representatives from each of the 53 UK forces were in the city to help patrol its streets, allowing local officers to say their farewell to a friend and workmate: the gesture a reminder that responsibility for safeguarding our communities never stops.

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