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Recent Examples of hit-and-run
Davis was found guilty on several counts related to a hit-and-run crash on November 5, 2020, that injured four people, including a pregnant woman.
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Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Police identify suspect Police reviewed surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly corroborated witness accounts of the hit-and-run.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Livonia police were called about a hit-and-run around 10:45 p.m. June 29, according to a news release from the police department.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
An unlicensed Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for a hit-and-run crash with a moped that killed a 25-year-old man, police announced Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Mandy Taheri
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Police identify suspect Police reviewed surveillance footage of the incident, which allegedly corroborated witness accounts of the hit-and-run.
—Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
Livonia police were called about a hit-and-run around 10:45 p.m. June 29, according to a news release from the police department.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2025
An unlicensed Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged with negligent homicide for a hit-and-run crash with a moped that killed a 25-year-old man, police announced Monday.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
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Excessive drinking, eating, and urinating or weight changes in children: See a provider if your child is suddenly drinking, eating, or urinating more than usual, or if there’s a rapid change in weight.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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Trump had for months resisted pressure from Kyiv and NATO allies to turn the screw on Putin, engaging directly with Russia and distancing from Ukraine in the hopes that smoothing U.S. relations with Moscow would bring about a rapid end to the war.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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The swift decline of Vidalia Mills in Louisiana—if it can even be said to have truly taken off—is a telling example.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 July 2025
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If the governor opens the door to these projects, the blowback will be swift, vocal, and impossible to ignore.—
Laura Shindell,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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And his first step is quick enough to blow by speedy guards, creating the separation needed to find his teammates.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Simpson, the speedy rookie who has been a weapon on the bases, made a mental error that kept the Rays from taking a third-inning lead.—
Marc Topkin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 July 2025
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Take prompt engineering—the once fastest-growing job title and skill on LinkedIn is now fairly obsolete.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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To get started, select Video from Gemini’s prompt box and upload a photo.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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