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[flee] / fli /


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Fukushima city mayor Yuki Baba told reporters Thursday that evidence suggested the animal "unlocked the window on its own" to flee, adding that claw marks had been found near the exit.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The Supreme Court has entered its final stretch of the term, with about two dozen opinions to hand down before the justices flee for their summer break at the end of June.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Then in 2020, Dong managed to flee China and entered Vietnam.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

In a nearby tent was Zuhoor Musa Abdul Rahman, a 30-year-old housewife who recounted with unnatural calm the horrors that spurred her to flee El Fasher, a city some 300 miles east of Obeid.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Still, he sensed that if at any moment he should try to flee, the hand would instantly hold him fast.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi




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