runaway
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He said it would enable the building of a "vital safety net" and provide a democratically accountable means to "halt a runaway system before it can compromise our critical national infrastructure".
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
As high-quality synthetic re-creations become cheap and accessible, cloning has become a more desirable option for studios struggling with runaway production costs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Druckenmiller said there was no dysfunction in the market that would warrant such a move and that high inflation and runaway federal debt were among the forces driving up yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
When “It Ends” premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in March 2025, it was not exactly the runaway darling of the year’s programming.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
“How can Mr. Pinkerton be an abolitionist if he’s from Texas? Everybody knows that’s a slave state. Do you think he’s really hiding runaway slaves at his own house?”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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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
Finch said that since early January, his office has received reports of five runaways from the school.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The runaways were safely shepherded back to their owner.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 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
The dormitories were full of runaways who’d taken refuge here, in the wake of a recent escape from their chains or after years of making a life for themselves elsewhere.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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