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as in to get (away)
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While hosted during music’s biggest week, the Resonator Awards didn’t initially set out to mirror a traditional industry ceremony.—
Andrea Navarro,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026 -
Register reporter Nick El Hajj set out to look into the crucial role Iowa played during World War II, growing food that fed the troops and producing uranium for nuclear weapons.—
Kim Norvell,
Des Moines Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the reports that got out focused on the inefficiency of the military, and the atrocities that were done against Filipino soldiers and Filipino civilians by American soldiers.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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The man who has acted alongside the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Norton, Denzel Washington, and Johnny Depp first got into acting at age 16 simply to get out of school.—
Mike Wehner,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The auction gives some breathing space to the market after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s pitch to remove the sales tax on food for two years set off a period of unprecedented volatility.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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In Terminator, an all-powerful, faultless AI becomes sentient, decides that humans are the enemy, and sets off a nuclear apocalypse.—
Bipul Sinha,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Nonetheless, many North Texans won’t have to run out to the store during the winter storm; grocers have been swamped with people this week who have cleared out the meat, eggs, bread and other storm staples.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Jan. 2026
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Trump cleared out the board of directors shortly after taking office in 2025 and replaced them with his own picks, who then named him the chairman.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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The report said an alarm went off after the fire started at the station and a deputy grabbed a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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The bus was evacuated as fire crews worked to put out the blaze.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Jan. 2026
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On the other hand, with the Broncos playing so much man coverage, there is more opportunity for the athletic Maye to take off and make something happen with his capable legs.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The World Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation vowed to spend tens of millions of dollars to accelerate Africa’s solar energy sector, which has taken off in recent months.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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In less than two minutes, the thief made off with boxes containing everything from dog food to a hose reel and tile — items the Schlesingers say are vital to their day-to-day life.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Dec. 2025
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Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Set in 1977, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the thriller details Armando and his son in their efforts to escape the country in the midst of political turmoil.—
Yamillah Hurtado,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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