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  • present participle of escape.
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The crew initially tried to restart the engine on gas before they realised that methane was escaping from the side of the ship.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

“But worrying about the future is the same as the past. Those are the only places where anxiety lives, unless you’re literally escaping a bear that’s trying to eat you.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 7, 2026

It entered the headlines in July, when some 700 autonomous agents built by OpenAI breached the platform after escaping an isolated test environment.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The city’s priciest neighborhoods become particularly clogged each summer as drivers escaping the Gulf’s scorching heat arrive with Ferraris, Lamborghinis and McLarens bearing Middle East license plates.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Perhaps there was no escaping my role of Hattie Here-and-There.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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