escape
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Large clouds of plasma in the upper atmosphere can produce what researchers call the "bulk escape" of atmospheric ions.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
Damon’s Odysseus captures all the heroic arrogance, bravery and selfish stupidity of an action-flick brawler who would shoot a giant cyclops in the eye as he’s making his escape, just because.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
People flocked to air-conditioned shopping malls or cafes to escape the blistering temperatures, an AFP reporter saw.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The models were state-of-the art autonomous hacking machines, and neither company had noticed their escape until last week, when OpenAI disclosed a July hack of the AI company Hugging Face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
As Mutti told her the story about working in the zoo, about Papi being away fighting in Russia, and about our escape with Marlene from Dresden, the countess listened intently.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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As the potato heats up, however, that water turns into vapor and escapes.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
But Joshua produced one of the greatest escapes of his career, and now that fight is on.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Panama is preparing to announce changes to its prison system in July following inmate escapes, while Honduras plans to purchase drones from Ukraine for its anti-drug efforts.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
While she never escapes the gravitational pull of her own gendered perspective, Ms. Saxbe nonetheless posits fresh approaches on how men parent and where they might improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
They become concentrated in fly ash, some of which escapes through the chimneys of coal-burning plants.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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A female passenger escaped without being injured, deputies said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Video of the fire aftermath on Sunday showed scores of homes burned to the ground, with only their brick fireplaces and foundations remaining, while other houses nearby escaped practically unscathed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Waves of refugees have escaped conflict zones where Iranian forces or proxies have been present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
These measurements helped reveal how water escaped from the potatoes and how oil entered the spaces it left behind.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
Roald had escaped relatively unscathed, despite what it felt like the logs had done to his legs.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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For the student escaping his work, the assignment should wait for him; acting out no longer gets him out of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The method also prevents carbon from escaping into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
But Miles struggles futilely to stay at his desk, frequently escaping to explore Greensbury and to make the acquaintance of the town’s inhabitants, a decidedly quirky lot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
People in towns and villages around Madrid have been relaying their experiences of escaping the fires, some with just the clothes they were wearing.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Their spacious home served as an underground railroad station assisting enslaved men, women, and children escaping from southern states into Canada.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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