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stay behind
verb as in remain
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Sometimes when Ami and Rebecca would ride their motorcycles together, Aisha and 53-year-old Yolanda would stay behind and garden.
From Los Angeles Times
When workers attempted to stay behind, management called L.A. police, and officers eventually arrived to tell employees they faced trespass charges if they remained.
From Los Angeles Times
As the officers leave, two stay behind.
From Los Angeles Times
It is understood Starmer had been planning to go on holiday but will now stay behind.
From BBC
A skeleton crew of 20-odd would stay behind and guard the three ships in case the Turks noticed them and got hostile.
From Slate
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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