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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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adjective

Telling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty

“accurate knowledge”

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bow out

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/baʊ aʊt/

To resign, or leave, with one's credibility still intact.

In a Sentence

“Jane had a long spell as chairman, but bowed out after she had a child.”

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