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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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That tension — between the gravity of what the commission documented and the limits of what it was empowered to do — defined Thursday’s release of its final report.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
1 May 2026
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“Escape hatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatch. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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