escaping

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Born in the U.S. to a Palestinian father and a Mexican mother, who left their countries escaping violence, Colette Ghunim is a child of displacement and migration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

There is hope for escaping China’s grip on rare earths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

As a musician, the sounds escaping his horn seemed to rise from some far larger, internal furnace of intellectual and spiritual restlessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

She said worsening economic pressures were trapping many people in debt they had little realistic prospect of escaping.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Akira told them as quickly as she could about escaping through the burning woods with Sue, raiding Nova’s house, and finding Dodger in the pool.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz