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
Abderman bolted out a rear door, and two men chased him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
In June, Romanch Mahajan, who was visiting New York from India, was riding in a carriage when the horse pulling it bolted, causing the 18-year-old to fall and die.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
It’s one of those camping tents that need to be unfolded and bolted down to the ground.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
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