escaping

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Because the White House didn’t provide details on when the stealth operation began or the total volumes that have been moved, it’s not clear how many barrels have been escaping the strait each day.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

In the pandemic, a slide portrayed surviving startups as winged unicorns escaping a gulch—the “Valley of Coronavirus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

If you take a look across western Europe at the moment, you'll struggle to find many places escaping the heat.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I should have known there was no escaping it.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros