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“RAN AWAY, Glenn, a black male, 5’8”, very short hair cut, nearly completely shaved, stocky build, 155-165 lbs.,” one of them begins.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2019

RUN AWAY: The Bears tied for fourth in the NFL in yards per carry and 25th in attempts last year.

From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2017

When that didn’t work, Rojas instructed her fourteen-year-old daughter, Asha, to cut out three paper birds, which she taped to the window, as if to say: GO AWAY.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 10, 2015

RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY: The weather Tuesday afternoon at Busch Stadium was unseasonably warm - about 80 degrees with the sun shining, though there was a brisk wind.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2011

To PEG OFF or AWAY, v. n. to run off quickly.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. by Leighton, Alexander