Pull out
Pull out verb - To leave a place often for another.
Usage example: the party's been fun, but it's time to pull out
Remain
Remain verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: one of the three bridges known as “the London Bridge,” it was moved in the late 1960s to Lake Havasu City, Arizona, where it remains today
Both terms in one sentence
- The beginning of season two, when Sisko decides to remain on the station after being told to pull out by Starfleet.
Source: Line in the Sand - Unfortunately their dork age seems to have also been their most successful period - while their films have overall been doing better critically since they managed to pull out of it, financially their movies have been doing worse, leading their stigma in the public eye as "the Shrek guys" to remain.
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In Heat Guy J, there are a few instances in which Clair Leonelli will pull out a weapon or describe something evil and horrible but his voice will remain fairly calm and even, probably to convey that he sees nothing off about his behavior even if everyone else does.
Source: Dissonant Serenity
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