as in to run away
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Verb
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The roar of violent explosions, the sky turning red, screams, the buildings shaking, the people running away from the various premises.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau and George Ramsay,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025 -
And Howard’s near-perfect night let the Buckeyes run away from Notre Dame in the title game.—
Stewart Mandel,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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After building pressure, Biden withdrew from the race and quickly endorsed Harris.—
Ed O'Keefe,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2025
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So far, however, the status has been withdrawn only from Venezuelans.—
Gisela Salim-Peyer,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2025
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Image: Intel On Monday, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger abruptly decided to retire after less than four years on the job.—
Verge Staff,
The Verge,
28 Jan. 2025
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But Havenstein just completed his 10th season and could decide to retire.—
Adam Grosbard,
Orange County Register,
28 Jan. 2025
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New ways of life in rural Colorado On the Western Slope, ranching and farming — along with the once-prominent mining and coal industries — have receded.—
Mark Dent,
thehustle.co,
31 Jan. 2025
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Sports Afterward, the Bills quietly receded from playoff contention and spent years in the football wilderness with 10 different head coaches and 20 starting quarterbacks.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Michael then retreated to his bedroom and took possession of his own handgun.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.28%, paring losses of 1.5% earlier in the day, after news of the tariff pause broke.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Then, when Wehmeyer was fifteen, his mother suffered a heart attack, and his father walked out.—
Dexter Filkins,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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After Hurley walked out, his assistant coaches finished stripping the paint off the locker room walls.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Back (up or away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/back%20%28up%20or%20away%29. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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