getaway

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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

You speak to dozens of people – one saw the getaway car, another noticed the robber’s jacket.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

But the decline in numbers predates the recent conflict, which begs the question: why are foreign visitors, who've patronised the relaxed budget getaway since the hippie heyday of the 1960s and 1970s, now turning away?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Finally they’ll examine the utility of corporate merch, such as Palantir’s french chore coat, and company retreats, like the Plex’s disastrous Survivor-themed getaway.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

Then Booth heads for Pumphrey’s stable to arrange for his getaway horse.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly