as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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The comedy series followed Kimmy Schmidt, a woman who tries to adjust to normal life by moving to New York City after escaping a cult.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026 -
Many high-achieving women, despite outward success, secretly feel exhausted and long to escape their demanding lives.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Aegon, who was burned and crippled in Season 2, fled with Larys Strong (Matthew Needham), leaving his cruel, one-eyed brother Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) to sit on the Iron Throne.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
22 June 2026
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Parsis are their descendants, a people who fled religious persecution and built a life for themselves on India’s west coast.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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And no team is going to break away from training camp to fly across the country to visit the White House.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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Alana’s ideas don’t fly all the time.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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Prosecutors said Edwards tried to run away, but when officers found him there was a physical altercation and a Chicago police officer on the task force shot him.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Our natural tendency when anything gets difficult is to withdraw and run away.—
Peter D. Banko,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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The horse then got spooked and ran off, while the driver chased after it.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Mooney shared 50 runs off 28 balls for the opening wicket with Georgia Voll (17) and 101 off 55 with Ash Gardner (58), who returned from an ankle sprain.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 June 2026
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The Knicks outscored the Hawks by 96 points over the final three games after the Hawks got out to a 2-1 series lead.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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Many, if not the majority, of folks involved with golf recognize that the technology in both golf balls and modern drivers has gotten out of hand.—
Mark Harris,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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“Break out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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