comings and goings
noun
: the activity of people arriving at and leaving a place
He sat in the café watching the comings and goings of the customers.
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They were also encouraged not to post live updates of their comings and goings on social media or showcasing their expensive items online.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Over the next twenty-four years, Feminist Bookstore News became a definitive source of information about feminist bookstores, feminist publishing, and feminist literature—as well as delicious gossip about comings and goings of bookwomen, authors, and publishers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Dec. 2024
Here’s a rundown of the comings and goings, including those not yet final, over the past two months in Lincoln, ranked by order of significance:
1.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Though only 14, Denise had that summer become a common enough sight at wild parties that her comings and goings were of little notice.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2024
Over the next twenty-four years, Feminist Bookstore News became a definitive source of information about feminist bookstores, feminist publishing, and feminist literature—as well as delicious gossip about comings and goings of bookwomen, authors, and publishers.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Dec. 2024
Here’s a rundown of the comings and goings, including those not yet final, over the past two months in Lincoln, ranked by order of significance:
1.
—Mitch Sherman, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
Though only 14, Denise had that summer become a common enough sight at wild parties that her comings and goings were of little notice.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Comings and goings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comings%20and%20goings. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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