get out from under
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This just has to do with optimizing shareholder benefits and trying to get out from under threats from the administration.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2025
"My guess is that this was so he could get out from under Elon," Smith said.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
Those instances set back the city in its efforts to get out from under federal oversight, local authorities have said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
The 49ers can’t seem to get out from under that cloud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
I don’t answer, twisting my body to try to get out from under.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
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