flee
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Brothers to the Rescue was founded in May 1991 after the death of 15-year-old Gregorio Pérez Ricardo, a Cuban refugee who died in 1990 attempting to flee Fidel Castro’s Cuba from Florida on a raft.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026
Contrary to what some may think, birds cannot always easily flee the dangers of war, zoologist Ewa Wegrzyn, from the Polish University of Rzeszow, said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The outbreak began in Ituri Province, a tropical-forest region of roughly 5.7 million people in Congo’s far northeast, where health facilities are few and far between, and conflict has caused people to flee their homes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
After Chad's air force began circling overhead on Friday, panic broke out, with both Boko Haram fighters and fishermen attempting to flee.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
I groan and urge my body to flee.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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