slip away
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"The doctors said he would slip away within five to six minutes, and Toby being the strong-willed person that he was, it took 11 minutes."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
In retrospect, though, the president’s post was likely part of the gambit, helping him slip away aboard an entirely different plane.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
I was living in Boston and traveling to New York every chance I could slip away, thanks to the $30 round-trip bus tickets I could get my hands on in Chinatown.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
But fans said Scott had turned up 90 minutes late only to slip away after a short 20-minute appearance, despite being the headliner.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
Once they were distracted I’d tiptoe out past the ovens and slip away to freedom in the fields.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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