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Cleveland appeared to pull away for good with an 11-point lead with less than five minutes left, only to see Toronto chip away at the deficit.
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One of them, a semi-rigid inflatable boat that was 14 meters long, weighed 5,000 kilos and powered by four 300-horsepower engines, pulled away, accelerated and rammed into the Zodiac, which was 6 meters long, weighed 500 kilos, and had only a single 150-horsepower engine.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
During the state dinner, Fox News host Jesse Waters was pulled away from Queen Camilla after making a joke about gun violence.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Dry soil may pull away from the sides of the pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026
One of them, a semi-rigid inflatable boat that was 14 meters long, weighed 5,000 kilos and powered by four 300-horsepower engines, pulled away, accelerated and rammed into the Zodiac, which was 6 meters long, weighed 500 kilos, and had only a single 150-horsepower engine.
—Óscar Martínez, The Dial, 30 Apr. 2026
During the state dinner, Fox News host Jesse Waters was pulled away from Queen Camilla after making a joke about gun violence.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Dry soil may pull away from the sides of the pot.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Pull away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pull%20away. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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