stowaway

Something like fluoride, which is too small for normal filters, yanks away that feeling of agency.
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He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.
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So it might be me projecting my desires onto Archer to want to just get away from work for a few weeks.
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But sources said that the evidence so far is pointing away from an ISIS connection.
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In this war, the targeting is often happening on computer monitors thousands of miles away, capturing images from drones.
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It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.
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She walked away toward another door, which was masked with a curtain that she lifted.
Confidence|Henry James
If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
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The bear laughed and joined his companion, and the torpedo thundered away.
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Nevertheless the evening and the night passed away without incident.
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British Dictionary definitions for stowaway

stowaway

/ (ˈstəʊəˌweɪ) /

noun

a person who hides aboard a vehicle, ship, or aircraft in order to gain free passage

verb stow away

(intr, adverb) to travel in such a way

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stow away

Put aside or store something until needed, as in We generally stow away the lawn furniture in the toolshed. [Late 1700s]

Hide oneself aboard ship or in a vehicle in order to get free transportation, as in The youngsters planned to stow away on a freighter but they never even got to the waterfront. This usage gave rise to the noun stowaway. [Mid-1800s]

Greedily consume food or drink, as in Bob sure can stow away a lot in a short time. [Colloquial; mid-1800s]

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