as in gets (away)
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This standoff goes on for almost 10 minutes before the driver finally gets out and is escorted away.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025 -
The problem comes when inflation gets out of hand — when average prices go up faster than average wages are going up.—
Vivian Tu,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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The locker room all but clears out before quarterback Patrick Mahomes returns to the interview room that Reid just vacated.—
Sam McDowell
Updated October 7,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Lo escapes the storage room and tries to find her way off the yacht undetected.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lo escapes by jumping off the boat and swimming to shore.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
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