as in exiting
to leave a place often for another
I went looking for Sally at the pub, but she'd scarpered
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The bullet entered McCoy’s face on the right side before exiting the left side of his face.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
10 Apr. 2025 -
The shooting Saturday in Pocatello outraged the boy's family and neighbors as well as viewers online who questioned why the officers opened fire within about 12 seconds of exiting their patrol cars while making no apparent effort to de-escalate the situation or use less lethal weapons.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2025
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After the Orioles were swept out of the playoffs without a win for the second straight year, many baseball mavens expected the team to make aggressive off-season trades or free agent signings, especially to help replace departing ace Corbin Burnes and hard-hitting Anthony Santander.—
Paul Bledsoe,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lock your home before departing.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2025
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Global Refuge told Newsweek that it is encouraged by the White House's statement that no decision has been made, as revoking protections now would signal a concerning shift in America's commitment to those fleeing conflict.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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The New York Times reported that in Panama the first flights of these migrants included Christians fleeing persecution in Iran and Chinese nationals seeking asylum.—
Jack Herrera,
The New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2025
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Reading can be a powerful way of escaping, relaxing and realizing truths about ourselves and the world.—
Kara Alaimo,
CNN,
24 Mar. 2025
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Williams was taken to Blount County Detention Facility, in Maryville, Tennessee, and prosecutors brought an additional charge against him for escaping federal custody.—
Ronan Farrow,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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Whoever’s scolding me from a tree, evacuating their bowels onto my car, chattering away with their nonstop, cheerful blather, or just giving me a smarmy look from my own book — THAT is my least favorite bird right now.—
Matt Kracht,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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The experience of evacuating their during the Los Angeles wildfires was shocking for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.—
Ilana Kaplan,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Scarpering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpering. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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