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Recent Examples of hit-and-run
The shooting took place after a hit-and-run in Overland Park around 4 p.m., December 15, 2020.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Lacy is currently wanted for charges of felony hit-and-run, negligent homicide, and reckless operation of a vehicle after a car accident on Dec. 17, 2024, that resulted in the death of one person and the injury of two others.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Late one night in June 2023, a hit-and-run driver smashed into the peanut.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Commerce City police are searching for the driver of a Wednesday, road rage hit-and-run crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2025
Lacy is currently wanted for charges of felony hit-and-run, negligent homicide, and reckless operation of a vehicle after a car accident on Dec. 17, 2024, that resulted in the death of one person and the injury of two others.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Late one night in June 2023, a hit-and-run driver smashed into the peanut.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Commerce City police are searching for the driver of a Wednesday, road rage hit-and-run crash that sent a pedestrian to the hospital.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
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Nearly 100,000 people were forced to flee in what remains the largest, most rapid single-day evacuation in the history of modern fire.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Property taxes have skyrocketed with the rapid uptick in home values and home insurance has significantly outpaced inflation as severe weather becomes more common and destructive, increasing rates across the board as insurers spread the risk throughout their pool of clients.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Republican also acknowledged Charlotte is pushing for swift action in the legislature.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Jan. 2025
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Even for many residents of Gaza, however, the swift re-emergence of the fighters, some in official uniforms, was a surprise.—
Iyad Abuheweila,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Kolkata, India Reuters — An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.—
Reuters,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Try one of the four speedy facials for refreshed skin.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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The conversation—not just the question or prompt—is key.—
Nirit Cohen,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The insurance sector alone is expected to incur about $30 billion in damages, according to new data released by Wells Fargo Securities — costs that could in turn prompt further price hikes for California homeowners.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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