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Recent Examples of hit-and-run
He was given six days of credit for time served in jail, and with good behavior his house arrest term will end in July.
Vargas was charged in 2019, in connection with a hit-and-run crash in August of that year.
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
She was arrested on charges including drunken driving and hit-and-run, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The hit-and-run happened around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the intersection of East Pratt and South Chester streets in Baltimore.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
In Andrea Gets a Divorce, hope turns into a whole set of emotions as a countryside policewoman yearning for a promotion faces a moral quandary after accidentally killing her soon-to-be-ex in a hit-and-run accident.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2025
She was arrested on charges including drunken driving and hit-and-run, police said.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
The hit-and-run happened around 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the intersection of East Pratt and South Chester streets in Baltimore.
—Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit-and-run
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When trained on enterprise-specific, high-fidelity 3D assets, physical intelligence has the potential to enable the visualization and analysis of intricate interactions between technical components, facilitating rapid iterations and optimizations.—
Alexandre de Vigan,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Zheng struck a defiant tone at the news conference, hailing China’s rapid development in microchips and AI large language models as well as industrial and humanoid robots.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN,
6 Mar. 2025
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The reaction from some prominent Trump supporters on social media to the document release, particularly the lack of new information, was swift and damning, with lots of criticism for the right-wing influencers involved — but much of the opprobrium reserved for Bondi.—
Abid Rahman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
28 Feb. 2025
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Flexibility enables swift adjustments to changing circumstances, ensuring continuity and competitiveness.—
Jochen Schwenk,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In the killings of the deputies, Fielder waived his right to a speedy trial and numerous continuances have delayed the trial until this year.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2025
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Follows a speedy 12-year-old sloth named Laura whose odd sloth family is left homeless by a devastating storm.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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This approach helps prompt recruiters to ask the right follow-up questions during interviews.—
David Paffenholz,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Asked Wednesday by Foul Territory to discuss one positive and negative coming from major-league spring training, Brown brought up Smith without prompt.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Hit-and-run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-and-run. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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