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runaway

[ruhn-uh-wey] / ˈrʌn əˌweɪ /


NOUN
person who is trying to escape
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After a tie for second behind runaway winner Justin Rose at Torrey Pines, Hisatsune held the halfway lead at the Phoenix Open last week, before finishing 10th.

From Barron's

From the start of her freestyle skiing career, Eileen Gu has been a runaway financial success.

From The Wall Street Journal

Odermatt is the reigning Olympic giant slalom champion and is currently the runaway leader in the overall World Cup standings.

From Barron's

The forecast would still be a sharp decline from the annual inflation rate of 30.7 percent in January, following years of interest rate hikes in a bid to slow runaway price increases.

From Barron's

Yes, the dollar has been falling, gold and silver have swung wildly, and the stock market is jittery with fears of inflated valuations and runaway artificial-intelligence spending.

From The Wall Street Journal