bolted
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The 45-year-old Brazilian senator bolted his country two days after being defeated by incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in a presidential election on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
This past June a 18-year-old tourist from India was killed by a horse that got loose and bolted.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
It was more of the same when Harbaugh bolted to the Chargers—where he had finished his own career as a quarterback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Abah signalled to her to leave and she bolted out the back.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The broom bolted forward like lightning, faster than a galloping horse...faster than a winged horse, even.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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