as in to get (away)
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So, just recently, in – in the Midwest, that work by NOAA and the weather forecasting system and the labs helped give information about how to get out of the way of a tornado two hours in advance, not 15 minutes or 13 minutes, but two hours.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 July 2025 -
Fried threw one more pitch, a changeup, to get out of the inning and then showed the Yankees the blister.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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The men used a crowbar to break in, the indictment said, but fled before making off with anything.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Knowing this, knowing that the briny deep awaits and that nobody’s coming to your rescue—along with the loot, the captain’s made off with the ship’s radio—would anyone blame you for being a little put-upon?—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
13 June 2025
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Share Court clears out until the afternoon Adam Reiss Katherine Koretski Adam Reiss and Katherine Koretski The courtroom is clearing out as the judge awaits submissions from both prosecutors and defense on whether to release Combs on bail until his sentencing.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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Conversation among the group continues for a short time, but the room clears out shortly after, leaving Stines and Mullins alone in the chambers.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Jeremiah Estrada promptly struck out Eugenio Suarez to escape that jam, and Adrián Morejón left the bases loaded the next inning with a strikeout of Marte.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 July 2025
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When Huang was nine-years-old, his parents sent him and his older brother to the U.S. to escape widespread social unrest in Thailand.—
Matt Durot,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Skip (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/skip%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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