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Recent Examples of escape hatch
Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.
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Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026
Darnold has struggled against pressure throughout his career, but Smith-Njigba is an elite route-runner who always seems to be open, which gives Darnold an escape hatch.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
There's always an escape hatch.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Nick Bowlin, The Frontier, 16 Feb. 2026
Further testing discovered a hole in a steel pipe within the well, about 2,700 feet deep, a potential escape hatch for oil field wastewater.
—Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 12 Feb. 2026
Darnold has struggled against pressure throughout his career, but Smith-Njigba is an elite route-runner who always seems to be open, which gives Darnold an escape hatch.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
There's always an escape hatch.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape hatch
Noun
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For years, Asheville, North Carolina, marketed itself as a mountain escape known for breweries, boutique hotels and Blue Ridge views.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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This time, though, the prison is on a space station, making his attempt at escape even trickier than before.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But that letter, and the date it was sent, raised questions about recent court filings by the city attorney’s office in a case filed by the First Amendment Coalition seeking the release of all video footage and other records related to the police use of force against Evans.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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More notable still, perhaps, is the fact that calling for the release of the Epstein files has seemed to cut across the myriad divisions rending the Democratic Party.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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