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as in to get (away)
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In 1960, Coltrane set out as a bandleader, with his musical sojourn defined by his spiritual quest.—
Andrew Gilbert,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Section 301 investigations serve a real purpose — identifying countries that are deliberately setting out to violate trading norms — and generally take months.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
26 Mar. 2026
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Pelicans coach James Borrego called a timeout that stopped the run, but the game had already gotten out of hand.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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An officer of the Alvarado Police Department drove up, got out of his car, and drew his weapon.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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What happens when a movement built on peace sets off a chain of events that leaves a region fluent only in the language of violence?—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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In September 1980, as the hostages were still in custody, Iraq launched a full-scale invasion of Iran, setting off a brutal, eight-year war between the two countries and prompting Tehran to change its view of its Tomcats.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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When Pahlavi left the stage to a standing ovation, half the room cleared out.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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How gyms are adapting Gyms are clearing out some of their cardio equipment to make way for more weight racks, according to Petrzela.—
Caitlin Carlson,
SELF,
27 Mar. 2026
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro shared a video on X of soldiers and witnesses working to put out a fire sparked by the crash.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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There are three different models of Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting trucks, according to a video put out last year about the unit by the Port Authority.—
Jake Offenhartz,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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The fatal accident occurred on Monday when a Colombian Aerospace Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguizamo, a town in the Colombian Amazon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The pair took off from New Jersey, headed for the Kennedy residence in Hyannis Port for a family wedding.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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So, if someone were to break down the apartment’s door and make off with a big-screen TV, jewelry and cash, the tenant’s insurance would cover those losses while the landlord’s policy would cover the damage to the door.—
Lew Sichelman,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Yes, individual companies have gone bust trying to make off-site happen at scale.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
16 Feb. 2026
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The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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If a moon’s atmosphere allows gases to condense, much of this heat would escape into space.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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