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as in to get (away)
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There’s maintenance and repair work to be done on his boat — named Waymaker, to honor the Lord — before Blanchard musters his two-man crew and sets out from Bayou Little Caillou.—
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior.—
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If someone doesn't have a smoke detector or kitchen vents that are running, a situation can quickly get out of control.—
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Is the fact that Nvidia shares can’t get out of their own way — and that bitcoin has been dead money since two weeks after the 2024 election — a danger side for risk appetites and the broader tape?—
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As a doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and interlocking stories.—
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The killing drew national attention and set off a frantic five-day manhunt across the Northeast.—
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Drier but windier Sunday Once the rain comes to an end by Saturday night, skies should clear out by daybreak on Sunday.—
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His wife’s body was discovered by a man who was working on the property to clear out junk ahead of the property’s sale.—
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Daydream Plus for the next quarter-century, or if Neil Young hung up his guitar and kept putting out variations on Trans.—
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How can a coach known for defense keep putting out a product that looks like this?—
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The cafe is known for its panoramic view of small planes taking off or landing but also for past concerns about customers wandering off the driveway into the path of taxiing planes.—
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Legislation is slowly catching up to the pace at which food delivery services have taken off in recent years.—
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Berlin Reuters — Thieves used the quiet Christmas period to drill their way into the vault of a German retail bank and make off with at least 10 million euros’ worth of money and valuables from customers’ deposit boxes, police said on Tuesday.—
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Besides the floor safe, thieves made off with cash from the pull-tab machine.—
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Austin Abrams stars as a scuba diver who, while searching for his father’s (Josh Brolin) body, gets swallowed and must find a way to escape.—
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Set in 1977, during Brazil’s military dictatorship, the thriller details Armando and his son in their efforts to escape the country in the midst of political turmoil.—
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“Light out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/light%20out. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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