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Recent Examples of walkaway
This wasn’t a cushioned walkaway win against an overmatched opponent.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
The big number: $2.25 million That’s roughly the walkaway money going to J.J. Spaun for winning the U.S. Open.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 June 2025
Despite the walkaway, CDCR said nearly all who leave such programs without permission are eventually apprehended — a rate of 99% since 1977, officials touted in the news release.
—Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2025
Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway
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Rodarte and a Yuba County Sheriff’s Office sergeant last fall were cleared of wrongdoing by Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry, who found that the duo, part of a larger tactical team at one of several sweeps during the multi-county operation, acted in self-defense.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Those who decline the city’s offer of emergency shelter will likely scatter to parks, sidewalks and other areas, risking further sweeps and the possibility of citation or arrest.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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At Dona Sebastiana’s suggestion, Armando starts a casual fling with a fellow runaway, Claudia, whose reasons for hiding are never revealed.—
Michael Snyder,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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That’s critical because excess heat in battery cells causes thermal runaway, a reaction that has famously caused EV batteries to catch fire.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
11 Mar. 2026
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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The outcome was one few anticipated, with Gray Davis romping to victory in the Democratic primary, then winning the governorship in a landslide.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Lessons learned There aren’t many players on the roster who experienced the blowout to South Carolina.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Jones points out that Crittendon usually played half the game or less in those blowouts, and that when Riverdale Ridge played marquee opponents in its non-conference schedule or in the state tournament, her scoring didn't dip.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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So officials moved forward with plans to construct a pedestrian walkover.—
Johane Saintil,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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And, while Charli xcx, Raye and Harry Styles have similarly dominated Britain’s leading awards ceremony in recent years, Dean’s success was all the more meaningful because this was no walkover.—
Mark Sutherland,
Variety,
1 Mar. 2026
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For Israel, which had to vacate its Sinai conquest in 1956, there are parallels, too.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Its latest chart conquest comes after the group — Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — completed mandatory military service.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
29 Mar. 2026
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In pre-Christian Ireland, sucking breasts was a way of showing subjugation to a king and the cutting out of Old Croghan Man’s nipples is, historians believe, an indication that he had been thus stripped of his claims to kingship.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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The continent’s failure to learn could lead not just to the subjugation of individual nations but to the end of the European project.—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
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Before the Chapitos established control following El Chapo’s capture, infighting among factions of the Sinaloa cartel resulted in a market spike in deaths—from close to 4,400 in 2015 to more than 9,700 in 2017 following the capture of El Chapo.—
Abigail R. Hall,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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What To Know The legislation, sponsored by Republican Senator Joey Hensley in the Senate and Representative Kip Capley in the House, does not legalize the capture of wild raccoons or eliminate state oversight.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Walkaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaway. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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