as in to run away
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While the standard White Lotus guest seems to be running away from something — anxiety, the pressures of fame, financial ruin — Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea appears markedly content.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025 -
Her other daughter observed what happened and ran away to hide, the judge said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Artificial intelligence and digital surveillance systems are perhaps less likely to identify who is eating alone at lunch or withdrawing from friends.—
Jackie Valley,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 Apr. 2025
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O'Keefe was found on the front lawn of another Boston police officer who has since retired, Brian Albert.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Krause previously took over as lead for the agency after Doug O'Donnell retired in February.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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As remote work recedes and return-to-office mandates sweep across industries, those professional blazers and suits languishing in the back of your closet are due for a comeback.—
Pooja Shah,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The eclipse can last more than an hour in places like Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the moon slowly glides over 83 percent of the sun, reaches a maximum point and then recedes.—
Katrina Miller,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Financial markets have retreated this year amid mounting concerns that the Trump administration's economic policies could jar spending by American consumers and businesses, hurting economic growth.—
Anne Marie Lee,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pelicans add another dimension to the scene on these deep lakes, formed roughly 12,000 years ago after the glaciers retreated allowing meltwater to form Channel Lake, Lake Marie, Loon Lake and others in northern Illinois.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Review: In ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ on Broadway, here’s George Clooney with an urgent bulletin When George Clooney walks out on stage as Edward R. Murrow, the distinguished American journalist, the chiseled Hollywood star gets the customary entrance applause.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
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Role Model asked the crowd in a video posted to TikTok, before Reneé Rapp walked out and began dancing.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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