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Recent Examples of walkaway
Donald Trump is suffering an historic descent in the campaign’s final days, an ongoing freefall that’s turning what looked like a walkaway for the former president into what’s most likely a Kamala Harris victory.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Industry representatives have said there should be a distinction between walkaway deaths at those different types of facilities, but the Post investigation found that state investigators issue violations for failures in both types of settings after fatal wandering deaths.
—Douglas MacMillan, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
The Post’s count of walkaway deaths included three at Brookdale facilities and one at a Sunrise facility.
—Christopher Rowland, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
Training all staff to recognize the signs of dementia and to interact appropriately with people suffering from memory loss could help prevent walkaways.
—Steven Rich, Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2023
The first walkaway, in the summer of 1999, was with Ukrainian forward Dmitri Khristich, 30, who promptly signed with the Maple Leafs.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
Because walkaways would have created a political backlash, Merck says, the government chose a different route.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023
Use the garden feature to shade an alfresco dining table, establish a cozy conversation nook or protect a walkaway.
—Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
But the mention of a walkaway date does raise some questions about the situation.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walkaway
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Opening one month after Enchanted’s Thanksgiving box-office sweep, Mike Nichols and Aaron Sorkin’s geopolitical comedy was crucial in expanding perceptions of Adams’s range.Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Like Spencer and Jackie before it, Maria isn't a traditional biopic that covers the full sweep of Callas' life.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Fires can be caused by overcharging, overheating, physical damage or product defects, which trigger a process known as thermal runaway — where excessive heat inside a battery creates a self-sustaining chemical reaction that can then easily spread to adjacent batteries.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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How come the 2024 presidential election is not a runaway?Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2024
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The nation’s period of domestic bliss was practically coterminous with the presidency of James Monroe, a Democratic-Republican whose landslide victory in 1816 accelerated the Federalist Party’s collapse.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2024
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The most obvious one pointing to a Trump landslide is the margin in the Electoral College.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 26 Nov. 2024
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This game would have been a blowout had the Bears not made serious defensive improvements that, in the end, were too little too late.Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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The new medium setting is the Goldilocks of temperatures—not too hot, not too weak, just voluminous blowout perfection in under 15 minutes.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
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Subsequent slides featured the actor working out, goofing off a bit on set, doing an impressive front walkover — and a hilarious image of Grande's dress getting caught in the groin of his pants!Jen Juneau, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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The old Dragon Quest games weren’t exactly a walkover and were often quite technical, even with their limited options available.Ollie Barder, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The conquest of the Americas represented a foundational story for Spain, and Europe more broadly, as the world-dominating forces of the modern era.Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 5 Dec. 2024
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The island’s bitter legacy of conquest and revolt seems to have stunted its inhabitants’ ability to conceive of a time outside this recurrent cycle.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
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The episode goes behind the scenes of the search and capture of Nancy’s killer, a case that was re-opened in 2019 when the victim’s brother, Jack Anderson, reached out to renowned forensic genealogist CeCe Moore of Parabon NanoLabs in Virginia, for help.KC Baker, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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While many have criticized this particular selection, Kennedy represents a unique shift away from the corporate capture that has pervaded the public health agencies.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
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Tracy’s ensuing touchdown was the Giants’ first on an opening possession since Week 2 and gave them their first lead since their Week 5 victory in Seattle.Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Nov. 2024
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His platform was the White House fortified by three presidential victories in 1932, 1936 and 1940, the latter shattering President George Washington’s de facto two-term limit.Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Walkaway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walkaway. Accessed 12 Dec. 2024.
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