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Recent Examples of hit-and-run
The case was reclassified as a fatal hit-and-run collision after LMPD was notified Jan. 11 that the person had died from their injuries.
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Days after a 70-year-old man was run over by a car and left to die in Fort Lauderdale, police say a man has been arrested in the hit-and-run.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Police have arrested a 31-year-old Baltimore man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in the 2200 block of McCulloh Street, authorities said.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
However, he was suspended for the first six games of the 2025 season after he was involved in a hit-and-run street racing crash in Dallas.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Jan. 2026
Days after a 70-year-old man was run over by a car and left to die in Fort Lauderdale, police say a man has been arrested in the hit-and-run.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Police have arrested a 31-year-old Baltimore man in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in the 2200 block of McCulloh Street, authorities said.
—Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 9 Jan. 2026
However, he was suspended for the first six games of the 2025 season after he was involved in a hit-and-run street racing crash in Dallas.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Season One concludes with the Texas Tech geology graduate abandoning a well crew after tragedy strikes, only to achieve rapid success in his personal and work endeavors.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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By Sunday, he was gone, a mercifully swift ending to painfully slow decline.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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Condemnation by Russian diplomats of the US raid to capture Maduro, of course, was swift and unequivocal.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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The speedy little Mercedes slipped beneath the truck, nudging it lightly in the belly, and contracted, crushing within itself two male bodies slack with drink and sleep.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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With this change, a speedier administrative modification would be used for smaller changes, a process that takes about a month, Bradsky said.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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The bill, also written by Pérez and Allen, will compel companies to submit to the state’s insurance department a report, signed by a corporate officer under penalty of perjury, that shows the company’s compliance with prompt payments requirements.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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The latest exhibit at Orange County Regional History Center may get creative juices flowing and prompt waves of nostalgia.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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