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runaway

adjective as in out of control

noun as in person who is trying to escape

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“When something goes wrong, you can have a runaway fire. They did a great job at getting it under control. But do we really want antiquated dirty energy in our communities?”

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In a scenario straight out of Dashiell Hammett’s early stories, a detective agency operative named Hicks McTaggart gets an assignment to chase down the runaway heiress to a major cheese fortune.

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The runaway world number one, has had another outstanding year, with two more major titles - the US PGA and Open Championship - among his six victories.

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Canada are closest to runaway world number ones England in the rankings.

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The Netflix show, about a teenage boy arrested for the murder of a classmate, became a runaway hit and national talking point earlier this year.

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

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