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egress

[ee-gres, ih-gres] / ˈi grɛs, ɪˈgrɛs /


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In real fires, with darkness, smoke, people in various states of injury impeding one another, falls on stairs, counterflows and hesitation, theoretical egress capacities inferred from other evacuations break down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

Those specific locations would contribute to modulating the viral replication cycle, adaptability, and path of entry and egress.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024

Those who egress from cults are often assisted by former fellow cult members.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2023

“Ingress and egress are halted. No driving is permitted until the playa surface dries up, with the exception of emergency vehicles,” organizers said in an emailed statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2023

I lay in my hiding place, praying he might head for the kitchen window and egress.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

But now it has become almost a regular occurrence, as winds and new tidal currents trap an overflow of water behind the lagoon's three egresses.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hsiang-lien then got up and quitted the room, and perceiving every one off his guard, he egressed out of the main entrance.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly

On inquiry we learn that since the fire at the Tower he has secluded himself in his own Harmer-y, and has not egressed from “Ingress Abbey,” for fear of incendiaries.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 by Various

She was plunged in a state of ecstasy, when suddenly, from the rear of the artificial rockery, egressed a person, who approached her and facing her said, "My respects to you, sister-in-law."

From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly

But after a brief interval, they egressed with the basins and rinsing cups.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book II Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly

But while she yet spoke, they perceived a whole bevy of people, pressing round lady Feng, as she egressed from the apartment.

From Hung Lou Meng, Book I Or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel in Two Books by H. Bencraft Joly

This effected, we blocked up its egressing mouth, that, should our escape be discovered, the enemy might not find the direct road we had taken.

From The Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter


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