getaway
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After a bear was caught on video stealing food from his getaway on the lake, retiree Walt Pudewell last week paid $5,000 to have every door and window secured with electric mats and wiring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Cali Adeline’s debut novel ‘People Watching in the Desert’ uses the tropes of a breezy summer getaway to explore the thorny, Didion-esque ethics of the stories we tell about others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The coastal city of La Guaira is located just north of Caracas and usually serves as the perfect seaside getaway for residents of the capital.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Borel yelled as he charged down the inn’s driveway after the man and woman running to their getaway car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
I jumped back All four flippers came out and the creature tried to make its getaway.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Everyone else receives bronze-tier getaways that include two nights in a variety of U.S. cities, and Mystery Vacations strives to sweeten the deals when possible, Jaura said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Expect Americans to take fewer vacations or opt for smaller getaways closer to home as a result, Gus Faucher, PNC chief economist, tells Barron’s.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
His 24-year-old son, Benjamin Kanter, remembers attending getaways as a child, playing games at the dining table while adults talked business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
He said this year's Christmas Eve would be the busiest, with workers saving on annual leave days and heading off on getaways at the last minute.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
He’d practiced fast getaways, fantasized he was revving a powerful engine that left a skid mark and dust behind.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
