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But the annual spending bills won’t be completed before Friday, and then Congress skedaddles for a 17-day recess.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2024

And then he skedaddles before the bill comes.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2018

A late clatter into Gibbs, who skedaddles down the left, and that’s a second yellow for Barry.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2015

How long till Kelly skedaddles back to the comfort of a football-factory situation?

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2015

The retreats were called "skedaddles," a term invented at the time by some wag.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph