there is no escaping
idiom
—used to say that something is certainly true, real, etc., and cannot be avoided or denied
There's no escaping the conclusion that he lied about his involvement.
There's no escaping the fact that this system needs to be replaced.
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The prospect of Trump returning to the White House is an existential one for American democracy, a political test from which there is no escaping.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
But there is no escaping that gun violence is tearing the American family apart and has become a public health crisis.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 5 May 2023
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 July 2023
But there is no escaping that gun violence is tearing the American family apart and has become a public health crisis.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 5 May 2023
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“There is no escaping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/there%20is%20no%20escaping. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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