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.
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Many high-achieving women, despite outward success, secretly feel exhausted and long to escape their demanding lives.
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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.
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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.
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Those who rely on custom mobility devices still have to fly commercial or find another way to get to the games, and risk damage to their wheelchairs in the process.
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Last year, Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets (Sunny and Gizmo) were about a month older during the fireworks show and had already grown enough feathers to fly away from the nest.
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Spencer threatened the teen with a knife, and the boy ran away to get help.
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London — On Tuesday, investors were dumping AI stocks, worried that frothy valuations may be running away from reality.
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The horse then got spooked and ran off, while the driver chased after it.
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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.
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Then there are the Braves, who couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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