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as in to get (away)
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In contrast, Roosevelt set out to create a press-savvy White House that didn’t just tolerate reporters but welcomed them.—
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JSTOR Daily,
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In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour and sugar.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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In November 2024, CBS countersued, arguing that Sony had created a false pretext in order to get out of the 42-year-old King World distribution contract.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before setting off, many migrants wrapped T-shirts around their faces as protection from the blistering sun.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The police set off to raid the premises.—
Mick Krever,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Elliot heard from people who have loved ones at Columbia Correctional Institutions in Lake City that two dorms there had been cleared out.—
Shirsho Dasgupta,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Run the disposal to clear out odors and buildup.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
6 Nov. 2025
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In 2016, the brand was acquired by Sazerac, the parent company of Kentucky distillery Buffalo Trace, and has put out some fantastic spirits since then like last year’s 27-year-old bourbon.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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The city also put out a call for volunteers to staff the network of emergency food pantries.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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What to know As Wallace’s career was taking off, so was the oil boom.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gyokeres was taken off at half-time after opening the scoring for Arsenal at Turf Moor.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Like, the amount of money the band could make off of one album could be more than potentially the entire career of the band, and that’s not fair to me.—
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
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The thieves took less than eight minutes to make off with eight pieces of the French crown jewels, valued at roughly €88 million ($102 million).—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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When officers began to chase him, Rustrian turned off his car’s lights to try to escape police.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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Many winter Texans flock to the city to escape colder temperatures up north, and Mexican citizens also frequent the city for shopping and business.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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