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Recent Examples of escape hatch
Roberts had right-hander Blake Treinen ready to take on Blue Jays slugger George Springer, an escape hatch should things go awry.
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
This time, there is no Chicago looking for an escape hatch, or no Atlanta being unable to sustain.
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Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Senate Republicans nonetheless see reconciliation as an escape hatch to Trump’s fuming over the filibuster, which is allowing Democrats to block the SAVE America Act and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 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.
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Nick Bowlin,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
This time, there is no Chicago looking for an escape hatch, or no Atlanta being unable to sustain.
—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
Senate Republicans nonetheless see reconciliation as an escape hatch to Trump’s fuming over the filibuster, which is allowing Democrats to block the SAVE America Act and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 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,
The Frontier,
16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for escape hatch
Noun
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The guests’ request for an escape-room experience, while annoying, is much more understandable.
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This small city on Florida’s central Gulf Coast offers an escape everyone in the family will enjoy, from toddlers all the way up to the grandparents.
Noun
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By triggering the release of a natural growth factor in the brain and modulating neural pathways associated with addiction and reward, ibogaine restores healthy dopamine function and reduces cravings, Barsuglia said.
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In a White House news release listing 60 actions the administration has taken as part of its America First agenda to restrict immigration, the first four actions were decisions by the Supreme Court.
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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