runaway
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Think of the famous trolley question - whether we'd pull a lever to move a runaway train onto a different path, killing fewer people.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
Following the runaway success of “Reacher” with this spinoff centering that hero’s sister-in-arms Frances Neagley is killer timing.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
Concerns about runaway capital spending spread across the sector after Alphabet’s and Tesla’s results, driving a $890 billion wipeout that contributed to the unwind of hedge fund Situational Awareness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
He was seen as largely responsible for China's "soft landing" -- reducing inflation without causing a recession -- after it experienced runaway growth following Deng's renewed push to open up in the 1990s.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The ongoing energy crisis contributed greatly to the OASIS’s runaway popularity.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
A database by the Texas Runaway Slave Project, which found listings for 2,500 runaways across various Texas newspapers from the 1840s through the 1860s, also documents the frequented journey to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
The runaways were safely shepherded back to their owner.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
For years after cousins Elsie Eldora Luscier and Carlotta Maria Sanchez disappeared from the Quinault Indian Reservation in August 1979, authorities thought they were runaways.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 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
The Smoke wasn’t just a hideout for assorted runaways, she realized now.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
