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It was revealed ahead of season 19's premiere that Pompeo would be limiting her role on the show, appearing in only eight episodes while staying on as executive producer and continuing to provide voiceover narration for all episodes this season.

Meredith announced in the midseason finale, which aired Nov. 10, that she was leaving Grey Sloan Memorial for a job researching for an Alzheimer's cure with the Catherine Fox Foundation.

A teaser for the midseason premiere shows Pompeo's character -- the show's namesake -- bidding her co-worker a fond farewell as she sets out on her new adventure.

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