escape
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“The campaign to glorify him,” wrote one biographer in 1988, “has surpassed fanatic religious fervor. The North Korean ‘sun of the nation’ shines both day and night, and it is hard to escape his ubiquity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The game, designed by Japanese artist Kotake Create, drops you into a white-tiled subway corridor that you’ll encounter again and again until the keys to unlock the title escape are deduced.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
DHS has boasted about instances when wellness checks reportedly helped a minor escape a dangerous living situation.
From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026
Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, which had emerged as an escape valve for Saudi oil exports as the conflict dragged on, was reportedly hit by a drone.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
A cow snorted at him to stay away from her calf, and he ducked beneath her to escape her pounding hooves.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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