as in fleeing
to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening
when a fight broke out, we hightailed it out of the bar
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In addition to a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a motor vehicle, the man also faces a misdemeanor battery charge, according to online Ada County Jail records.
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The evidence included surveillance video of Anthony fleeing the bleachers after the stabbing, body camera footage of his confession during arrest and photographs of the knife used.
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The nationalism is real too, but a man flying his country’s flag in a stranger’s city is not retreating into his nation.
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Because of Oracle’s retreating stock price, Ellison has been surpassed on the world’s list of wealthiest people by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell.
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Anthony Maglione was flying from Pittsburgh to Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, via Philadelphia on March 16 and started having issues soon after his first flight.
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Federal prosecutors have said conspirators in the alleged plot discussed flying drones loaded with explosives over the event and then shooting into the fleeing crowd.
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This can include not coming when called, digging under or going over a fence, or simply bolting.
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Redesign the workflow around the agent rather than bolting the agent onto the existing process.
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Crews were back out on Saturday to search for a man who Elgin police said was running away with a large knife and went into the Fox River after an incident Friday morning.
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The bear bit through flesh and bone, dragging him for about 20 feet before dropping him and running away.
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Manchester United’s Matheus Cunha is another right-footed left-winger, but is charged with partnering an overlapping full-back and running off central midfield tempo-setters such as Bruno Fernandes.
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Water experts are quick to point out that water running off fields or leaking out of canals filters into aquifers or drains back to the river.
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That means many households will be paying more per kilowatt-hour at the same time air conditioners are running longer and harder, a combination that can quickly drive up summer statements.
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Even though the show has been running for decades, the creative team said each cast brings a new energy and tone.
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There’s a wonderful small moment midway through the season where Reilly’s lightly bugging out in his dingy apartment, shaking out his limbs at sharp, insectile angles to get comfortable.
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Her baby's father answered the door with his eyes bugging out, and Frierson barged in to find two other guys, needles, spoons and powder on the table.
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“Hightailing (it).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hightailing%20%28it%29. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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