runaway
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The Ferrari driver is in a fight with four other drivers to end the season behind runaway leader Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes, who is 21 years Hamilton's junior.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Ray Gunn” “The field is led by Pixar’s runaway blockbuster sequel ‘Toy Story 5’ and original eco-feature ‘Hoppers.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Investors wondering whether to buy Anthropic shares should focus on its financial prospects, and leave speculation about runaway AIs destroying the world to the philosophers and regulators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Even after the runaway success of its GLP-1 franchise, the company remains laser-focused on its future.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
I got out of the bag and fed them and packed and stood on the sled and they pulled up and out of the gully like a runaway train.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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She also had a stuffed kitten named John Grady Cole, the hero’s name in McCarthy’s “The Border Trilogy,” which follows three runaways who have a stolen Colt revolver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Finch said that since early January, his office has received reports of five runaways from the school.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The runaways were safely shepherded back to their owner.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
Police said the boys were runaways from a residential care facility in San Dimas, which is about 46 miles east of Santa Monica.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
In fact, I had read and heard enough scare stories about the fate of runaways to keep me with the Weylins for several days longer than I meant to stay.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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