escaping

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By depicting Oklahoma rez life through the eyes of the restless teenagers raised on movies that romanticize escaping home to find themselves, Harjo’s stories bubbled over with joy and ridiculousness.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

The latest message referenced Mexico’s president, and noted that the imprisoned cartel leader has not attempted “any type of escaping from the U.S.A.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

To tackle the fire, they climbed the so-called confinement structure that stands taller than the Statue of Liberty and covers the destroyed reactor to prevent radiation from escaping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

"The narrative goes a bit more blaming the refugees," said Rudiger, who believes empathy for the plight of those escaping conflict has diminished.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

The second and third plants are bent all funny, toward the holes, and the third one even stretched its way through the holes, escaping from the darkness and reaching into the light.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller