out of harm's way
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Controllers need the information about debris areas to warn pilots and get them out of harm’s way.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 21, 2025
He's from the west of Ukraine and could return there out of harm's way.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
She said she called 999 amid the "bedlam" and "chaos" as she and Ms Liddle tried to push terrified children out of harm's way.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025
My own neighborhood of Del Rey was likely out of harm’s way.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2025
The last were the most popular—the boys pranced round shrieking with laughter and throwing the crackers about everywhere, yet they were nimble enough to skip out of harm’s way.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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