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as in to get (away)
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The University of Edinburgh Using living human brain tissue, the researchers set out to study what happens when our brains encounter a toxic form of amyloid beta, a protein that's a building block of the amyloid plaques that build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 May 2025 -
So Cordero set out to make a video game about it from the perspective of a child in Quito, Ecuador’s mountainous capital.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The goal is simple: get in, fill your pockets, and get out in under 25 minutes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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There’s a lot of attention on them, there’s a lot of marketing, and there’s a lot of stuff that gets out there.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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That set off a wave of statements by reservists and veterans of other units.—
Gershom Gorenberg,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2025
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The tit-for-tat measures set off a trade war with the third-largest U.S. trade partner, which accounted for nearly $440 billion worth of imports last year.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
9 May 2025
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The birds stuck around for the secretive voting process, but appeared to clear out at 3 p.m. ET, when the cardinals expelled black smoke from the chimney to indicate that a decision on the next pope is yet to be made, per USA Today.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Starbucks staffers cleared out of the building, which was significantly damaged.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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In State College over 100 miles away, police said a 22-year-old man also died after coming in contact with an electric current in the storm while trying to put out a mulch fire.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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As fall approached, I was sent from the station to put out a small lightning fire several miles from my tower.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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Weather stations provide pilots and controllers with crucial data on wind direction and speed at airports to determine how to take off and land safely, among other parameters.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
2 May 2025
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Snacks are easiest to take off a shopping list As consumers are watching their finances and stressed about their budgets, the snack category is the easiest to drop, said Chris Costagli, vice president and food insights lead for NielsenIQ (NIQ).—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Although, the theatrical spectacle still made off with five nominations, including best actor for newcomer Louis McCartney.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Later that year, Lightning made off with $58,383 from a branch in Scripps Ranch.—
Alex Riggins,
Mercury News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Though their time together was fleeting, her daughter Teresa, who is going to unintentionally enter the same dangerous environment her mother once escaped, will live with the effects.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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An Army spokesman on Thursday confirmed that two inmates tried to escape late last month.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
9 May 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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