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escape hatches

noun

plural of escape hatch
as in escapes

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  1. escapes
  2. releases
  3. issues
Noun
  • Summary The Maldives, long known for luxury escapes, is experiencing a significant shift in traveler expectations.
    — Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • No dragons, of course, but plenty of political conniving, clashing swords and last-minute escapes.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of escapes
Noun
  • The separate releases are the first to roll out since Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for an industry-wide slowdown on developing advanced AI as the debate about model safety reached a fever pitch in recent weeks.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The trust plans water releases with the Canton Lake Advisory Committee, which includes the Army Corps of Engineers, the Canton Lake Association, the Oklahoma Water Resources Board and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
    — Dale Denwalt, Oklahoman, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • Republicans are more ambivalent about their party’s ability to handle key healthcare issues, compared with Democrats.
    — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Last November, the arbitrator sided with the WTA Tour, finding that Moore’s claims were collaterally estopped by the CAS ruling; that means CAS had already decided on the relevant issues, and Moore couldn’t try to relitigate them.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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“Escape hatches.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escape%20hatches. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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