get out of the way
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“At one point, when I felt like I could get out of the way of the press, ‘You Can’t Interview Me Here’ was a leading candidate.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
“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
It can be tempting to go faster to "get out of the way", but this can be dangerous.
From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025
The light had changed without our realizing it, and the bus driver was waving at us to get out of the way.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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