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as in to get (away)
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The film specifically hones in on a 2021 expedition involving Icelandic mountaineer John Snorri Sigurjónsson, as well as the Pakistani father-son team of Ali and Sajid Sadpara, who set out to be the first to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Tied to game day at the University of Georgia, gator bites are simply chicken nuggets that are set out on the tailgate spread.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
4 Feb. 2026
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Colorado Avalanche Information Center Director Ethan Greene said that with low to moderate avalanche danger across the state, backcountry skiers and snowboarders are still getting out despite the lack of snow.—
The Vail Daily,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
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Conversations that would likely be polite in person can easily get out of hand online.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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Guthrie’s disappearance set off a desperate search involving state and federal law enforcement agencies.—
Tom Winter,
NBC news,
10 Feb. 2026
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That set off an 18-4 run that was capped by another 3 by Avdija to make it 82-69.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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Boston also rented an industrial melter to clear out snow that's been dumped at a lot in Charlestown.—
Mike Toole,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Although the legislation impacts renters and landlords across the city, the proposal was introduced after residents of the Serra Grove apartment complex complained their new landlord was bending substantial renovation rules to clear out longtime renters and re-list units at double the price.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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That honor was granted by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, which recently put out its annual list naming the safest cities in the world.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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But in an era of increasingly short attention spans, Petsch lobbied Lionsgate executives to put out Chapter 3 as soon as possible.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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The driver allegedly took off after the crash and is believed to have continued north toward Vernon, state police said.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
13 Feb. 2026
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The concept took off in the UK in 2015, and booksellers in the US joined in shortly after.—
Jess deCourcy Hinds
February 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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This isn’t the first time the man has been accused of having tried to make off with a high-performance Dodge without paying, either.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
3 Feb. 2026
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Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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There were no sitters within that catalogue of misses — nothing toe-curling or likely to do a million views on YouTube — but his profligacy allowed Dortmund to escape with a 2-1 win.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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To escape Earth’s energy crunch, SpaceX is taking AI to orbit, where near-constant solar energy replaces Earth’s strained power grids.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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