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running away





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"I was woken up by a loud noise when the police came and saw one of the suspects running away," he says.

From BBC Jun. 24, 2026

Members of the public can be seen running away from a man as he approaches the Origano pizzeria on Leith Walk.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Investors might have been right about running away from AI-exposed software, but they don’t seem to appreciate the potential whiplash of hardware.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

“We were committed to keeping everything about the employees and the quality from day one. We were never interested in just taking the brand and running away with it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

"My father doesn't know I'm here. I'm running away."

From "The Horse and His Boy" by C.S. Lewis




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