as in escaping
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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Engineers have been trying to capture this escaping waste heat and turn it back into electricity using thermoelectric devices.
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The current population is a result of the toads escaping or being released by importers during the 1950s and ‘60s, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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In addition to a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle, the man also faces a misdemeanor battery charge, according to online Ada County Jail records.
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The evidence included surveillance video of Anthony fleeing the bleachers after the stabbing, body camera footage of his confession during arrest and photographs of the knife used.
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The second man pulled out a gun and shot the first man multiple times before running away, police said.
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The bear bit through flesh and bone, dragging him for about 20 feet before dropping him and running away.
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Cendejas said Wahab needs to focus her time on getting out to voters in the district while the state Legislature is in recess between July and August.
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Stewart surrendered a solo homer to Brooks Lee before getting out of the ninth.
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Water experts are quick to point out that water running off fields or leaking out of canals filters into aquifers or drains back to the river.
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Applying less also means fewer nutrients running off into rivers and streams.
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Anthony Maglione was flying from Pittsburgh to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, via Philadelphia on March 16 and started having issues soon after his first flight.
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Federal prosecutors have said conspirators in the alleged plot discussed flying drones loaded with explosives over the event and then shooting into the fleeing crowd.
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What is the best place to resell clothes when clearing out a whole closet?
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This has nothing to do with aesthetics—clearing out things like branches and bushes helps prevent any blockages or overcrowding.
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“Breaking out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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