escaped

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Then he got in another brawl, was imprisoned in Fort St. Angelo, escaped, and was formally expelled by the Order—the recorded language is “like a rotten and fetid limb.”

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

That being said, perpetual futures haven’t escaped criticism.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

One famous example was Inky, the octopus that escaped from New Zealand's National Aquarium in 2016 by squeezing through a drainpipe and making its way back to the ocean.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

The survivor told Italian media that he had escaped the burning car by breaking one of the windows.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

In Otsuchi, Ryoichi Usuzawa had found Taro and escaped the first wave by climbing onto his roof, carrying the dog.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland