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at large

adjective as in escaped

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A suspected thief is at large after four people were injured following an explosion at a house he targeted, police have said.

From BBC

The #MeToo movement seemed to have transformed, or at least profoundly altered, the nature of power in the cultural industries and the corporate world at large.

From Salon

The gunman remains at large but prosecutors said Riley had played a "key role" before, during and after the shooting.

From BBC

“While the suspect is at large, we believe this was a targeted attack toward one individual.”

She said there would always be consequences for any prisoner who goes unlawfully at large, with any time spent outside their sentence added to the end of their tariff.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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