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escape

[ih-skeyp] / ɪˈskeɪp /




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Locking money into a restricted account felt like voluntarily returning to the kind of financial straitjacket they just escaped, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Molly’s is the movie’s funniest line, partly because of Ms. Field’s delivery, partly because we’re all thinking the same thing—that no one is going to escape this film with his or her dignity intact.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. won’t escape damage if the Strait remains largely closed.

From The Wall Street Journal

State visits are not an escape from problems, they often highlight them.

From BBC

While you can’t escape every targeted ad, you can certainly cut out some of the noise.

From MarketWatch