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Recent Examples of walkaway
Though if Minnesota were to sell on the lower end, say for $1.5 billion, its walkaway number would be much lower unless the potential buyer agreed to absorb all of the debt, a scenario that is unlikely.
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Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Training all staff to recognize the signs of dementia and to interact appropriately with people suffering from memory loss could help prevent walkaways.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
The first walkaway, in the summer of 1999, was with Ukrainian forward Dmitri Khristich, 30, who promptly signed with the Maple Leafs.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
Because walkaways would have created a political backlash, Merck says, the government chose a different route.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Use the garden feature to shade an alfresco dining table, establish a cozy conversation nook or protect a walkaway.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Training all staff to recognize the signs of dementia and to interact appropriately with people suffering from memory loss could help prevent walkaways.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
The first walkaway, in the summer of 1999, was with Ukrainian forward Dmitri Khristich, 30, who promptly signed with the Maple Leafs.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
Because walkaways would have created a political backlash, Merck says, the government chose a different route.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Use the garden feature to shade an alfresco dining table, establish a cozy conversation nook or protect a walkaway.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway
Noun
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The Padres will hunt for the three-game sweep on Sunday afternoon.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2025
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In the Trinity League: Orange Lutheran 6, JSerra 0: Orange Lutheran completed a three-game sweep of JSerra with a combined shutout from Sam Principe and Caden Miller.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
11 Apr. 2025
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Solid state and made without flammable materials, the little nuclear batteries might be safer than lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to thermal runaway, venting, and explosion.—
Joe Salas,
New Atlas,
26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Hughes and Usman Nurmagomedov threw down in what could be the runaway for Fight of the Year.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Natural disasters are increasing so much in frequency and intensity that even places once believed to be insulated from the worst of what’s to come—the cool, wet Pacific Northwest, for example—are experiencing greater effects from wildfire, storms, flooding, landslides and drought.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Apr. 2025
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Proposition 36 went into effect in December after a landslide victory at the ballot box.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unless there’s a true blowout team performance, chefs who did great dishes inevitably provide cover for chefs who whiffed it — or vice versa, since losing chefs can tank a team and make chefs who nailed it ineligible for the win.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Comments Even when a blowout hotel isn’t in the budget, a fabulous night’s stay is within reach at these 15 properties, all of which come in at less than $300 a night.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Apr. 2025
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New York’s long-term QB plan remains unclear, but signing Wilson and its draft possibilities mean there should not be a divisional walkover this season.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Wild Card Alexandra Eala of the Philippines advanced to the quarterfinals by walkover after Paula Badosa of Spain withdrew with a low back injury.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2025
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These small-scale attacks may prove most damaging to the norm against territorial conquest.—
TANISHA M. FAZAL,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Mar. 2025
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For the indigenous peoples of the Americas, these diseases were foreign invaders, spreading faster than European conquest itself.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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The gains reflect a wet early winter and improved snowmelt capture, even as drought has crept back into parts of southern California.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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In 2023, as sea levels rose around the iconic island in San Francisco Bay, Pete Kelsey — a technologist specializing in 3D data capture — was called in to help save the site for future generations.—
Louise McLoughlin,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Indeed, in Wisconsin's recent Supreme Court election, the Democrats framed their victory as a repudiation of Musk.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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On Sunday, when Newcastle United scored its fourth goal in the huge victory over Manchester United at St James’ Park, the difference between the two clubs became obvious.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Walkaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaway. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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