as in escapes
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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Hellebuyck being Hellebuyck and a middle six that escapes its 2025-26 black hole and starts winning its minutes again.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
1 June 2026 -
Aaron escapes his torturers, first by rooting himself in the town’s only movie theater open to Black people, and then by lying about his age and enlisting in the Navy at 16.—
Meredith Maran,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Rue then flees the home as Wayne chases her with a shotgun.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Charlie flees the scene and Pip makes every effort to save Stanley, putting pressure on his wounds and trying to keep him conscious, dragging his body away from the flames after Charlie sets the place on fire.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
28 May 2026
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An Israeli flag flies over the medieval Beaufort Castle, known locally as Qalaat al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnoun.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
1 June 2026
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The Air Force's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance squadron flies 10 Super Hercules aircraft out of Biloxi, Mississippi.—
Scott Withers,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The Jayhawks plated two runs off one hit and an Arkansas error in the fifth to grab an 8-5 lead.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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By the time Lee homered, the Pirates already had scored nine runs off Zebby Matthews and Mike Paredes, who was making his major league debut.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
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“Breaks out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaks%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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