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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In fact, research shows that beyond escaping poverty, additional wealth has little impact on long-term emotional well-being.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025 -
Yolanda, who escaped across the border into Mexico later that day, was named a primary suspect.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The next morning he was spotted by law enforcement and tried to flee, but was captured after a brief pursuit on foot.—
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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More than 20 million people are living below the poverty line, and hundreds of thousands more have fled the country.—
Caroline Downey,
National Review,
27 Mar. 2025
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So, is Disney’s newest leading man taken or flying solo?—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
21 Mar. 2025
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Deportations fly in the face of judicial orders, careening the country toward a constitutional crisis.—
Brian Barrett,
WIRED,
21 Mar. 2025
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Within the capital, Mei becomes disillusioned with the Chairman and his politics, eventually publicly betraying him and running away.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2025
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Police allege that Stewart ran away when approached by an officer and was found hiding behind a brick wall outside Sanford Stadium, where the Georgia football team plays.—
Liam Quinn,
People.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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Worth noting Willy Adames and Wilmer Flores hit back-to-back home runs off A’s left-hander Jeffrey Springs.—
Justice delos Santos,
The Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2025
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But the Tritons grabbed a pair of offensive rebounds to run off big chunks of the clock, and Gallegos’ block on Nya Epps was followed by Sabrina Ma’s uncontested layup at the other end that sealed it.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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This gets to that now-what question for this franchise and the Marlins’ latest master plan to get out of their ongoing mess.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Multiple people got out of that vehicle, [and] fired shots without engaging in any conversation.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
27 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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