flee
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KYIV—It was the middle of January when the cold and lack of electricity forced Olha Kosova and her baby to flee their Kyiv apartment to her parents’ place in the suburbs.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“We’re not going to give these guys the ability to even flee,” Santistevan said, “because once they flee, we all know everyone’s lives are endangered.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
Rahma, 27, and Rayan, 22, young women from a family forced to flee their home near the Israeli border, were visiting the mosque when the attack came.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
She said she was sad to see "these young people trying to flee."
From Barron's • May 3, 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
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