as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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That’s a different kind of story than raiding a floating restaurant or escaping a marine base.—
Hanna Wickes,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2026 -
Emma Fritz of Extraordinary Journeys, who plans trips throughout South America, says her clients are escaping peak-season heat in the Northern Hemisphere by heading to wintry places below the equator, like the Andes Mountains to hit the slopes.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 Mar. 2026
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After the shooting, prosecutors said Harrison returned to the passenger side of the vehicle, grabbed his backpack, then took $5,000 from Dundas' pocket before fleeing the scene.—
CBS Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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After passing the note back to the hospital worker, Johnson placed a backpack on a chair beside him and dropped a white bag on the ground before fleeing on foot, the complaint reads.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Death’s endless pursuit, her exhausted legs running away from his jaws.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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Although the Bucks fought their way back into the game multiple times and prevented the Heat from running away with the game, Miami never trailed.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Mar. 2026
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The video shows footage of Brown getting out of his vehicle during a conversation with the officer.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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Surveillance video showed Malik and a friend getting out of a vehicle in the parking garage, Yahkeim bleeding from his chest and Malik dropping a knife, according to police.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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The suspect then took out a gun and fired multiple shots and the victim before running off.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The day after a rainstorm, take a walk around your lawn and identify low spots with standing water or evidence of paths where excess water is running off.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2026
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Plus, here’s why flying in America is about to get more expensive and less fun.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
16 Mar. 2026
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Three others are flying more than 2,300 miles.—
Jay Posner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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And so with that throat clearing out of the way, ladies and gentlemen Starbucks has just become one of the Best Stocks in the Market.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2026
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Some are absolute musts, like clearing out any asbestos and making sure the plumbing is up to current standard.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Breaking out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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