get out of the way
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"To us it felt a little off - the fact that we were on the one strip reserved for walking, and we were having to get out of the way," says Robertson.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026
“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
Further down the Kia assembly line a machine that installs the cars' air conditioning systems plays a bit of Mozart as it moves forward to warn people to get out of the way.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Miller did a little skip to get out of the way of his quarter, which landed under a red leather booth against a wall.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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