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To leave a place or person quickly or suddenly

run off

to suddenly leave a place or person

dash off

to leave quickly or suddenly because you are in a hurry

make off

to leave quickly, especially after doing something wrong

abandon

verb

to suddenly leave someone that you are with

take off

to leave a place suddenly

clear off

to leave a place quickly

shoot off

to leave a place quickly or suddenly

scoot

verb

to leave or go somewhere very quickly

clear out

to leave a place quickly and often permanently

fly

verb

to leave a place suddenly in order to escape from a difficult or dangerous situation

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a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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