escape hatch

noun

Definition of escape hatchnext
as in escape

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Recent Examples of escape hatch Oil prices are rising after the United States conducted an 11th consecutive night of strikes on Iranian military targets and Houthi rebels in Yemen threatened to disrupt a crucial escape hatch for Saudi Arabia’s oil exports. — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 In that sense, this listing is part trophy, part escape hatch. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026 My nervous system built escape hatches and emotional barriers to protect me from enduring more harm. — Kai Coggin, Time, 16 May 2026 Some gadgets work like escape hatches, designed to mute the noise of life and transport you to a safe space. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for escape hatch
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  1. escape
  2. release
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  • Oregon’s Dante Moore (+1500) faced the toughest test and responded with a career-high 378 passing yards and three touchdowns in Oregon’s 34-27 escape from Boise State.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Sumrall’s first duty was an escape toward competency, which began on offense.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of escape
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  • Several generations of naval vessels for the Israeli Navy, including Dolphin-class submarines and Sa’ar 6-class corvettes, have already been built at the company’s shipyards, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been just a few years since ChatGPT’s release to public in late 2022, democratizing access to chatbots with the ability to answer increasingly personal questions using language from the whole of the internet.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
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