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flee

[flee] / fli /


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"We've had to flee three, four, five times already," he added.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

A U.S.-based adviser to the Bolsonaro family said it wouldn’t be irrational for Flávio Bolsonaro to flee the country, given the prospect of jail time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

On the morning Holmes is due to report to prison, Fielder arrives with a parting gag gift: hair dye and glasses, in case she’d prefer to disguise herself and flee the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

In the nearer term, he cautioned, even a small amount of S&P 500 underperformance could trigger that momentum crowd to flee, speeding up a selloff.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

He plucks a book from the shelf, Geist und Tat, Spirit and Action, by Heinrich Mann, who criticized Germany's growing fascism so loudly that he was forced to flee after Hitler became chancellor.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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

Unfortunately things don’t go well: Echoing the first movie, the spook-hunter gets so spooked she flees the house, leaving a dire prediction behind her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Metals traders lose at least $144 million as ‘Hat’ flees China.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026

As Jay flees Hollywood, the city and its people continue to haunt him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

John Carter flees the broken Confederacy for Mars.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Zavorotny had been an aide to Azarov until the prime minister resigned in 2014 and fled to Russia.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

She fled the war zone in 2023, leaving the property behind.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

The next day Lobo fled to Mexico and then to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

The pair fled the scene, The Times reported at the time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Kate, Ferdie, and Henry fled to London, as far away from Leah as they could manage.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

The law authorizes asylum for people who can demonstrate they are fleeing persecution based on race, religion, nationality or belonging to a particular social or political group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

At issue is a clash between the promise of asylum for those fleeing persecution and the reality of a border overwhelmed by hundreds of thousands who arrived seeking to apply.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

Bangladesh's ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has vowed to return in December from self-imposed exile in India, where she has been in hiding since fleeing the uprising that toppled her government.

From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2026

De Gaulle is himself accused of being a traitor at home, for fleeing to England and making his celebrated broadcasts via the BBC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Knowing at once how he must act, Palmer looked up at the fleeing bird.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli


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