skip out
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I’ve seen it in the bold bets self-proclaimed degen traders are making and in the Silicon Valley founders who skip out on sleep and a social life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
So he made a lightning-quick move to skip out of the room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
India had to skip out of Fraley’s way.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 18, 2023
I might be miffed to pay 25 percent VAT when I eat at a restaurant in Copenhagen, but I don’t get to skip out just because I’m an American.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2022
Normally it would make him self-conscious, enough that he’d skip out of lunch and go sit in an empty hallway.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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