as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
at last she decided to break out of her suffocating marriage
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While they were gone, the tiny dog escaped and sprinted off into the wilderness.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Apr. 2025 -
Behind the Tigers’ strong start is Gleyber Torres’ subtle leadership Cade Cunningham, Pistons can’t escape growing pains that come with NBA playoffs Colton Pouncy is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Detroit Lions.—
Colton Pouncy,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The pair then flee into the building’s stairwell, but a wounded, knife-wielding Jimenez follows hot on their tails and another struggle ensues that ends as the victim succumbs to his wounds.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Six months later, in May 2024, CNN published footage from a security camera at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles showing Ventura fleeing a room, only to be attacked by Combs, who is seen wearing a white towel around his waist and socks.—
Danielle Bacher,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Dark Eagle is designed to fly at speeds exceeding Mach 5, or 3,800 mph, with a reported range of 1,725 miles (2,775 kilometers), sufficient to reach Taiwan from Guam, or NATO's borders with Russia from Western Europe.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2025
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Conerly and several family members flew from Seattle to the other Washington.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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The unidentified 35-year-old woman was spotted running away from a home in Bridgeport around 1:30 p.m., cops said in a Facebook post.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2025
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However, during the course, several people on the ground underneath him are seen running away as gunshots go off.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Pena ran off three victories after that, beating Milana Dudieva, Jessica Eye and Cat Zingano before Valentina Shevchenko ended her winning streak with a January 2017 armbar submission.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Green Day runs off stage mid-song due to unauthorized drone American rock band Green Day rushed off the stage in the middle of their Detroit concert after an unauthorized drone flew over the stadium.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The goal is simple: get in, fill your pockets, and get out in under 25 minutes.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
2 May 2025
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There’s a lot of attention on them, there’s a lot of marketing, and there’s a lot of stuff that gets out there.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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“Break out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/break%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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