as in escaped
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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Bella escaped her family’s Houston, Texas, backyard on a rainy New Year's Eve in 2020.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The boyfriend and two of the girls died, but the youngest sister escaped.—
Sofia Saric,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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The suspects fled the scene, last seen heading northbound on Kedzie Avenue in a sedan, police said.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Stella alleged that a small black hatchback vehicle struck her state police cruiser and then fled the scene.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Broken out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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