walk away from
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Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]
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Refuse to deal with or become involved, abandon, as in No parent finds it easy to walk away from a child in trouble . [Second half of 1900s]
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Outdo, outrun, or defeat with little difficulty, as in The Packers are walking away from the other teams in their division . [ Slang ] Also see walk over .
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Maybe it’s the freedom to walk away from work at age 55.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
“Run. Don’t walk away from this group,” one wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Even if philanthropists and higher-ed leaders were to walk away from this work, the demand would still be there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
"There's a real fear that within a few years he'll just turn around and walk away from the sport," Gill told BBC Sport.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
We walk away from the nurse’s station and toward the exit like the last living Lockwood man in his generation isn’t all alone behind us.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
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