as in exited
to leave a place often for another
early next morning the aloof guest just piked out without saying a word
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Estrada-Vicente, who was driving the vehicle, allegedly fled through the parking lot and exited the Home Depot plaza the wrong way via the one-way entrance to the plaza, nearly striking other cars attempting to pull into the lot, according to police.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
11 Apr. 2026 -
All-Star shortstop Jeremy Peña exited in the fourth because of right posterior knee tightness.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Bryson DeChambeau and Jon Rahm struggled to make the cut — DeChambeau didn’t, Rahm did — but Englishman Tyrrell Hatton of Legion XIII shot a 6-under-par 66 and moved into contention to win his first major championship.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Consider what has befallen them in the 11 centuries since Hungarian tribes moved into the Carpathian Basin, in 896.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Vice President JD Vance departed for Pakistan to continue peace talks in the hopes of permanently ending the war.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Before his appointment at Juventus, Spalletti had departed the Italy national team head coach role in the summer of 2025.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Supporters have their work cut out for them when Congress returns from its two-week recess and has only a matter of days to act before the April 20 expiration.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2026
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That means Harbaugh has his work cut out for him, not just to rebuild the Giants but to make their team competitive in 2026.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Prior to word of the first service member's rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2026
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Prior to word of the rescue, social media footage showed American drones, aircraft and helicopters flying over the mountainous region where a TV channel affiliated with Iranian state television said earlier that at least one pilot bailed out of the fighter jet.—
Sam Mednick,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The right-handed Bird got ahead of pinch-hitter Graham Pauley with two quick strikes.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Apr. 2026
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It's got nearly 1,800 connections and many thousands of residences to serve.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Quindaro Townsite, now part of a KCK neighborhood, was once a bustling town that ran along the Missouri River in the 1800s.—
Sofi Zeman,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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A number of small boys ran along the wall itself, which is about six feet high at that point and wide enough to accommodate two children abreast.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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That animal was slashed and bitten all over the body, and pieces of hide as big as a man’s hand had been peeled off.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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Photos circulating across social media show that more than half of the mural had peeled off the walls.—
Eric Guzmán,
Freep.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Piked (out or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/piked%20%28out%20or%20off%29. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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