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escape notice

Idioms  
  1. Elude attention or observation, as in It must have escaped the editor's notice so I'll write again. [c. 1700]


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Amid all the flash and bling, an alabaster weight used to hold down the cloth spreads that covered palace floors during the hot months could easily escape notice.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

It should not escape notice that nobody penalized Taylor Swift or Lily Allen for publicizing their breakups.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2026

Nor did Gaetz’s lack of qualifications escape notice.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2024

Against the backdrop of a general collapse of the medical system, such a loss can escape notice, but it increasingly is being felt as the war drags on.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 23, 2024

Even so, it is unlikely that a large cat could survive in sufficient numbers to breed not just in one area but evidently all over New England and escape notice for nine decades.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

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