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escapee

[ih-skey-pee, es-key-] / ɪ skeɪˈpi, ˌɛs keɪ- /


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Louisiana State Police identified one escapee as Kendall Myles in downtown New Orleans through facial recognition technology after he was caught on a surveillance camera.

From BBC May 16, 2025

Astronomers suspect an unusual near-Earth rocky object is not a typical escapee from the Solar System’s asteroid belt, but is instead a chunk of the Moon blasted into space eons ago by a spectacular impact.

From Science Magazine Apr. 19, 2024

One escapee, who spoke to her relative back home, said rice and wheat could no longer be smuggled into the country.

From BBC Mar. 7, 2024

“We are grateful that this last escapee has been captured,” Davis said in an emailed statement.

From Seattle Times Nov. 18, 2023

If you stood at the fence and put your fingers through like an escapee, you looked crazy.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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