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[flee] / fli /


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"Now it is raining and the tent leaks, so we've been facing a difficult situation. We have nowhere to go," said Ramesh Ghale, who also had to flee his home.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Families are being forced to flee for the second or third time in this conflict, with almost nothing left," Amy Pope, the IOM's director general, warned last week.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

On Sunday, the UN's migration agency said the renewed fighting in the Arab world's poorest country had forced 86,000 people to flee their homes, with the number jumping by 10,000 in just a day.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Text messages show Mr. Vorcaro asked the justice for advice as to whether he should flee the country, for help in staving off authorities and for a private in-person meeting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

She woke the youth,—his name was Lynceus,—told him all, and helped him to flee.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

The novel tells the story of a teacher who flees gang violence in Haiti and his adventures before he finally makes it to Canada, where he re-discovers "the right to breathe without fear".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

It ends 80 years later when his grandson Emanuel, the head of the family business, flees the new Bolshevik regime.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

In Brontë’s book, Isabella marries Heathcliff naively believing he might shape up into a gentleman and flees with their son when she realizes that is out of the question.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026

When he stumbles upon the hut of a shepherd who flees at the sight of him, he “greedily devoured the remnants of the shepherd’s breakfast, which consisted of bread, cheese, milk and wine.”

From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025

She hops in her pointy shoes around the pool of vomit and flees the room.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Federal authorities say Diamantis fled to Florida, jumped on a boat to the Bahamas, and then flew via London to Athens—likely using a Greek passport he was supposed to have surrendered.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mohammed, a 33-year-old charity worker who fled from Mocha to Aden, told AFP on Tuesday that "people there are terrified".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Judge Peter Hampton, who did not oversee the bail condition applications at earlier hearings, but sentenced all three brothers in June, described Amar Ilyas as having "taken the coward's route and fled".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have fled their homes there.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I thought about how they’d fled from Germany.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

But by fleeing he has jeopardized his right to appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Other high-ranking officials have been implicated, with former deputy prime minister Arben Ahmetaj fleeing to Switzerland while denying any wrongdoing.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Department of Homeless Services and Housing would be asked for an assessment of what additional resources would be necessary to provide emergency beds for all people fleeing intimate partner violence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The researchers recorded how much time the animals spent near the scent and whether they responded by freezing or fleeing.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Others said they saw him fleeing the city, disappearing into the darkness of the forest.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat




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