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as in to get (away)
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Just 16 years earlier, the U.S. under Johnson had set out to prevent nations from making unilateral claims to the high seas.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025 -
So Penner and the team’s ownership group set out to examine every aspect of how the Broncos handled player health and wellness.—
Nick Kosmider,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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That's a large sum of money that someone could use to get out the country.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sitting in front of him was the angry sentry known as Devlin’s Billabong, named when Bruce Devlin needed six shots to get out of the pond in the final round of the 1975 Andy Williams Open.—
Bryce Miller,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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Instead of setting off 12 years of party control like Reagan did, Dems eked out just four, and now risk finding themselves in the political wilderness.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2025
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At a brilliant Prada show, the models seemed to barely have time to grab faux fur wraps and coats to throw over their pajamas before setting off for parts unknown.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Jan. 2025
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But it’s cleared out, and Ms. Casey (aka his not-actually-dead wife Gemma) is nowhere to be found.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
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The saline drops help clear out mucus, helping kids breathe easier.—
Maya Dollarhide,
Parents,
17 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, Aurora put out a request for qualifications to find developers who were willing to develop the land according to the city’s vision for the area.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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American Football District Music Hall, 71 Wall St., Norwalk American Football, the emo/math rock band from Illinois, put out its highly influential debut album in 1999, split up in 2000 and regrouped in 2014, having done its second and third albums since then.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
25 Jan. 2025
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Those were the remnants of a test flight that took off from Boca Chica, Texas at 5:37 p.m.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Jan. 2025
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Most importantly, though, Johnson’s table-setting ability as a point guard has allowed All-ACC guard Hunter Sallis to move off the ball, and he’s taken off as a result.—
Brendan Marks,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Peter Rodriguez, 45, made off with $1,616 in cash from the Santander Bank branch on Prospect Park West near Windsor Place, in Windsor Terrace, around 9:55 a.m., said police.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Several times, the ring made off with multiple cars at once.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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At the time, the German marque was based in Gmünd, Austria, having left Stuttgart to escape the Allied troops who were on their way to defeat Hitler.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2025
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The foxes are a legacy of the 2006 war between Lebanon's Hezbollah militia and Israel, when the animals moved down to the coast to escape fighting in the hills.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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