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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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Across the city, mutual-aid and rapid-response networks are coordinating food, rides, childcare, rent assistance, and medical support so families can keep living without exposing themselves to risk.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Kindred, which owns both Orange County facilities, has refused to pay workers enough to avoid rapid turnover that has contributed to understaffing.—
Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
27 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 whippet-fast lift system got even more efficient this season with the introduction of the Explorer Gondola, the world’s speediest 10-person gondola that ferries skiers from base to peak on heated seats.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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You’ll be rewarded with speedier germination.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Teams that already spread across clouds can compare on their own prompt mix, then play providers against each other for price and capacity.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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If your skin reaction is severe, worsening, persistent, or associated with allergy symptoms, get prompt medical attention.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
26 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 1 Feb. 2026.
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