escapes

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People celebrated on roofs, on fire escapes, at watch parties in parks and bars, at Radio City Music Hall, atop buses, on the balconies of Times Square hotels, on airplanes and in subway cars.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

The same idea explains how cars move, how people row boats, and why a balloon shoots forward when air escapes from its opening.

From Science Daily • Jun. 16, 2026

It’s an inclusive environment that rejects the solo artistic ego in favor of human-machine collaboration that almost immediately escapes its creator’s grasp.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Morgan and Edith Wharton—built sprawling estates to serve as summertime escapes, propelling the economy in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Kids were climbing fences and scaling fire escapes of strangers’ houses, just to see what they could see.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin