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as in to get (away)
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Beginning in the middle of the 19th century, the Amercian Medical Association set out to make licensing of physicians a reality in every state.—
John C. Goodman,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025 -
California Two podcasters set out to read every Agatha Christie book.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2025
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The Oilers got out in front early, scoring just 1:27 into the game off the stick of Adam Henrique, his second goal of the playoffs, which turned out to be all the Oilers would need.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 May 2025
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Luckily, all the scammers got out of me was a quick bite on the end of their phishing lure.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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That set off a roughly two-year struggle to hammer out the complex details of how that would work, even as legal challenges poured in.—
Lolita C. Baldor,
Chicago Tribune,
9 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 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 the past, the policy center has put out editorial content typically favorable to Qatari interests.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2025
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The White House put out a release detailing some of the companies, in addition to Nvidia, that will benefit.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
13 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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The conspirators pulled guns and made off with around $21,000 in cash.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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The man smashed a glass door at a Chesapeake post office in June and made off with keys, prosecutors said.—
Sara Schilling,
Miami Herald,
30 Apr. 2025
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Found also faced a new story paradigm in Season 2 as one of the key elements of its premise changed with Sir (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) escaping from Gabi’s (Hampton) basement in the Season 1 finale.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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Wainwright, who had escaped from a North Carolina prison days before killing 23-year-old Carmen Gayheart, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on June 10 at Florida State Prison.—
Jim Saunders,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2025
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