runaway
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“Ray Gunn” “The field is led by Pixar’s runaway blockbuster sequel ‘Toy Story 5’ and original eco-feature ‘Hoppers.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Even after the runaway success of its GLP-1 franchise, the company remains laser-focused on its future.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Scientists have long investigated the possibility of thermal "runaway" instability.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
The town's association with romance dates back to 1754, when changes to marriage laws in England prompted young runaway couples to cross the border into Scotland, where they could marry without needing parental consent.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Luke could tell she was trying to make it jokey, the way she might talk to some other mother’s runaway son.
From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
A database by the Texas Runaway Slave Project, which found listings for 2,500 runaways across various Texas newspapers from the 1840s through the 1860s, also documents the frequented journey to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
The runaways were safely shepherded back to their owner.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023
For years after cousins Elsie Eldora Luscier and Carlotta Maria Sanchez disappeared from the Quinault Indian Reservation in August 1979, authorities thought they were runaways.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Police said the boys were runaways from a residential care facility in San Dimas, which is about 46 miles east of Santa Monica.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023
Sometimes while I was hitching I saw other runaways.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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