get out of the way
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“Unconscious bias,” he believes, will never get out of the way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026
ICE’s policy lacks clear instruction, however, for its officers to get out of the way of moving vehicles where feasible.
From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026
Agents ignored him, he said, and instead told him to get out of the way.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
It can be tempting to go faster to "get out of the way", but this can be dangerous.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
Some are pulling over to the side, as if to get out of the way.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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