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Recent Examples of pull away
Despite the triumphant ending, Game 6 was yet another nervy contest for the Dodgers — who jumped to a quick 6-1 lead, flirted with disaster on several occasions, then finally pulled away down the stretch.
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Harris started to pull away from Trump in several national polls in September, but all three new polls show a neck-and-neck race nationally.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Entering the fourth quarter with a 53-51 lead, the Liberty strung a 16-2 run to open up the final frame and pull away from the Aces.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
The two quickly pulled away from Tsunoda as Verstappen made his way through the pack—assisted by the fact that Albon (P7) didn’t start and Lance Stroll (P10) inexplicably beached his car in the gravel on the formation lap (what?).
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
Harris started to pull away from Trump in several national polls in September, but all three new polls show a neck-and-neck race nationally.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Entering the fourth quarter with a 53-51 lead, the Liberty strung a 16-2 run to open up the final frame and pull away from the Aces.
—Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 6 Oct. 2024
The two quickly pulled away from Tsunoda as Verstappen made his way through the pack—assisted by the fact that Albon (P7) didn’t start and Lance Stroll (P10) inexplicably beached his car in the gravel on the formation lap (what?).
—Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pull away
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Like many Pudu residents, the brothers have forged a family of sorts with others who are disadvantaged and detached from the mainstream.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The capsule, ligaments or labrum can be stretched, torn or detached from the bone during shoulder subluxation and dislocation.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Take time to rest and recuperate, but don’t disengage.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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As a result, the natural response to a cascade of lies is to become cynical and to disengage from politics altogether.Barbara McQuade, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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Hang up your beach towels and disentangle yourself from your pool noodle because the Vacation Alliance is in trouble!Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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This is undoubtedly true of some, and racial prejudice can be hard to disentangle from economic concerns.Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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And Americans who have flown private before are three times more likely to trust private pilots over commercial ones.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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In December, the developers flew Smith, Owens and an unidentified witness to Florida on a private jet for a meeting on a yacht.Bracey Harris, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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If all four Democratic gains stand, the GOP majority in the Senate would shrink to 18-15.Lawrence Andrea, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
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Twenty-two years later, that overwhelming majority had shrunk to 37%, according to census data cited by a city dashboard.Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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The sisters are thrilled the JP era is over, but still flinch anytime the doorbell rings.Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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But when East discarded on the first trump, Cy flinched.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
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Teaching humans not to recoil from the rodents, which Webb says have unfairly attracted a bad rap.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
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There’s effort in the delivery, with some head-snap and recoil at release, and the high three-quarters slot is deceptive but not ideal for long-term durability.Keith Law, The Athletic, 15 July 2024
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