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Nine months after escaping Venezuela in disguise to accept the Nobel Peace Prize, María Corina Machado is preparing her next move.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

You talk in the book about escaping the suburbs of Connecticut to come to New York and establish yourself there in as a young man in 1975.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

That combination is important because it suggests that reaching an exceptionally old age may not require escaping aging altogether.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

They rolled on the floor and tumbled down from the piles in the corners, hightailing it to where Uncle Cotton lay with his eyes closed, a heavy sigh escaping his lips.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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