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runaway

adjective as in out of control

noun as in person who is trying to escape

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The runaway bestseller was celebrated for normalising mental health conversations and its nuanced take on inner struggles - most notably, the author's personal conflict between depressive thoughts and her appreciation for simple joys.

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Hicks McTaggart’s pursuit of a runaway heiress lands him in Hungary among Nazis, British spies and many more friends and foes.

No, not that one; it was a runaway inflatable pumpkin.

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Higher levels of CO₂ help maintain photosynthesis and keep the atmosphere from leaking into space, but too much can trigger a runaway greenhouse effect or make the air toxic.

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Student-loan reform may help at the margins but lasting relief requires tackling runaway education costs, and families developing and sticking to financial strategies to build real security.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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