scot-free
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This doesn’t mean banks are going to get off scot-free if the Fed keeps pushing rates higher, or if longer-term bond yields stay high for a long time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
But critics say that only the small-time players ever get arrested, with the ringleaders most often getting off scot-free.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Instead, they encourage division, enable wrongdoing and allow bad actors to get off scot-free.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
But I also think about the alternative, which is for him to just walk away scot-free.
From Slate ● Sep. 7, 2024
I never noticed at the time, but whenever there was trouble of any kind, Richie and his friends got off scot-free.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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