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verb

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Recent Examples of lam
Noun
Marigold seduces horse trader Hayes Ellison (Costner) but the two have to go on the lam after a run-in with one of the evil Sykes brothers (Jamie Campbell Bower). Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024 When Jax loses custody of her niece to the state, the two go on the lam to find Roki's missing mon. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
Verb
Ryan Gosling stars as Court Gentry, a CIA agent forced to lam it after uncovering some secrets. Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2022 Photo: Reuters/Stephen lam Apple’s extravagant unveiling on Monday of AppleTV+, its new video content streaming service, unveiled very little. Elizabeth Winkler, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2019 See All Example Sentences for lam
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lam
Noun
  • Lake Placid’s renaissance has transformed it into Central Florida's most surprising small-town escape with an unhurried pace and a slice of Americana.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 22 July 2025
  • For Carrington, born in 1917, art was an escape from her genteel, repressive British upbringing.
    Celia Bell July 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • In July 1987, flooding on the Guadalupe River in Kerr County forced hundreds of people to flee the area.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • In June, the U.N. said, more than 147,000 people fled their homes in the central region, once a bastion of safety for those trying to escape the horrors of the capital.
    Jacqueline Charles July 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Where will flags be at half-staff in Wisconsin? Per Evers' executive order, American flag and the Wisconsin state flag fly half-staff at all buildings, grounds and military installations belonging to the state of Wisconsin.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 19 July 2025
  • The group was exchanged for more than 250 Venezuelans deported from the U.S. and flown in March to El Salvador's high-security prison.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025

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