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escape

[ih-skeyp] / ɪˈskeɪp /




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And when a fictitious alien attempts to escape, he crashes into the Unisphere—actually a model of the giant globe—nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal

He learned tens of thousands of North Koreans had escaped to the South.

From The Wall Street Journal

Stocks remain near records, but the all-hours cadence has spurred some investors to move money into foreign markets or other havens to escape the noise of the domestic headline cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal

Tammy Abraham's opener was clearly offside, Villa's full-back Lucas Digne inexplicably escaped conceding a penalty for handball and the Frenchman could easily have been dismissed for a reckless challenge as well.

From BBC

After a suit-and-tie celebration, which neither seems too celebratory about, Shane leaves his hotel room in a huff and escapes to the hotel gym for a late night stationary bike ride.

From Salon