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Chongqing has been carved out of the mountains because builders had nowhere to go but up.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

"We are forced to sacrifice and risk our very existence in this area so that we do not lose our land, our homes, our villages, and become refugees with nowhere to go."

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

With cheekbones like his, the “Best Actor” hopeful had nowhere to go but down.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Receivers who lunge and cradle in the air have nowhere to go.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Boxed in, with nowhere to go, Sheed eyed the nearby antigravity crates they’d hauled Petey’s equipment in.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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