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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

He pushed himself to his physical limit, running miles each day to stay fit, tag-teaming with fellow astronaut Scott Carpenter to practice water egress from the capsule in the Back River on Langley’s East Side.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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

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 Joly, H. Bencraft

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 Joly, H. Bencraft

Lady Feng thereupon egressed from the room in the inner end and interposed her remarks.

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

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 Joly, H. Bencraft

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 Porter, Jane




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