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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another
after two hours of that boring party, we were ready to bail
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Recent Examples of bail
Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
All three suspects were each granted $100,000 bail and ordered to have no contact with Azim.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
That the buyers came in at the open — the S & P 500 and Nasdaq are still down over 1%, but well off early morning lows — indicates that investors understood the disconnect and didn't see a fundamental reason to bail on equities.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Noun
The unnamed man was released on bail Friday while detectives continue their investigation, the statement added.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
All three suspects were each granted $100,000 bail and ordered to have no contact with Azim.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
19 June 2026
Verb
Trump has more than once floated the idea of bailing on NATO.
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Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
That the buyers came in at the open — the S & P 500 and Nasdaq are still down over 1%, but well off early morning lows — indicates that investors understood the disconnect and didn't see a fundamental reason to bail on equities.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bail
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As of Monday, Blue was no longer employed at the McDonald’s, and is being held at the Broward County Jail without bond, per NBC Miami.
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That bond failed to make the November ballot earlier this week.
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Alternate bright red and white stripes with a matching bow design and mini blue stars for a traditional, yet fun mani.
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Give a girl a bow and arrow, take her to the woods, and anything feels possible.
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Dodgers pitcher Jack Dreyer pitched a scoreless first inning before his teammate Charlie Barnes stepped and struggled to contain the A’s.
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Cuas relieved pitcher Matt Strahm in the eighth inning and limited the Rays to just two hits and one run.
Verb
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Multiple male suspects exited a white truck, Chicago police said, citing preliminary information.
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Japan gave Brazil a scare, taking the lead in the round of 32 match between the teams before conceding a last-gasp goal to exit the tournament.
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We’re left to our own recognizance.
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Greer’s family was notified that he was being transported to the hospital on Wednesday, but the family said they weren’t allowed to see him until the sheriff’s office released him on a personal recognizance bond.
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Many of the residents moving to One, Two and Three Lights, inside the downtown loop around the Power & Light District, are relocating from outside Kansas City — often more than 75%, according to developer Cordish’s data.
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This connection between measurement and personalized learning then becomes a kind of positive feedback loop, where each feeds into the other.
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In the month since the crisis, residents in the surrounding area have continued to voice their displeasure with GKN Aerospace and the risk placed outside of their homes after the tank cracked.
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Tungsten is a dense, heat-resistant metal used in armor-piercing munitions, tank armor and missile components, but the US has no operating domestic mine producing it at scale.
Verb
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This pair is made from organic cotton and spandex, creating a comfortable material that moves with you.
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Gregory said that approach helped convince her to move forward with the project.
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“Bail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bail. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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