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as in to get (away)
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Morocco lost a pair of 1-0 games before tying Spain but failed to get out of the group stage.
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Then there are the Braves, who couldn’t get out of there fast enough.
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Playing Mary Bennet — Elizabeth’s younger and more timid sister — Bruccoleri set out to portray the coming of age story of a Regency woman.
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Those requirements were put on hold a year ago, when the coalition of attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction that temporarily prohibited federal agencies from enforcing many of the rules set out in the executive order.
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There may be a few isolated showers around for the morning commute Friday in the Philadelphia region, but that should clear out by late morning, leaving mostly cloudy, but also mainly dry conditions for the rest of the day.
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Take this as your sign to finally tackle those projects and clear out even more room in the basement.
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With the country cash-strapped, the Arab Spring of 2011 set off a wave of mass migration into Europe, which coincided with the widespread perception that the extra numbers were placing further strains on already creaking resources of jobs, housing and healthcare.
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Prosecutors said that the group launched a premeditated terror attack on the detention facility inspired by antifa ideology, by setting off fireworks, vandalizing property, and shooting at police officers who responded.
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Willis possesses a unique ability to not just manipulate the pocket with his legs but make off-schedule throws, something that has become almost a necessity in today’s NFL.
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According to police reports and court records, Kisakye, 27, of Randolph, used his insider knowledge of the couple’s home to break in, unlock their safe, then make off with large diamonds, gold, watches, and pearls.
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In the Independence standoff in the 700 block of Brookside Avenue at what police believed to be Sanchez-Munoz’s primary residence, firefighters had to put out a blaze in the house, but the man was not located there.
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The night she was voted out of the villa by her fellow Islanders, Sol referred to it as being put out of her misery.
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The three men charged would escape conviction on state charges but be convicted in federal court.
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To escape a surge in Chicago’s gang violence, Natalie Ammons and her family moved in 1979 to a home just a few hundred yards from one of the world’s biggest steel mills.
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Then, during extra time, Germany briefly took a 2-1 lead that was taken off the board because of a VAR review that determined a foul occurred before the go-ahead score.
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That means three of general manager Dana Brown’s six offseason pitching additions have either been sent to the minor leagues or taken off the Astros’ 40-man roster.
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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