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walk away from

Survive an accident with little injury, as in They were lucky to walk away from that collision . [Second half of 1900s]
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 .
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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"We’ve issued a very explicit proposal to both the Russians and Ukrainians, and it’s time for them to either say yes or for the US to walk away from this process," he said.

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Trump has threatened to walk away from attempts to broker a peace deal if an agreement is looking unlikely.

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Since then Peaty's long-time coach Mel Marshall has left for a job in Australia, leading plenty to believe he would walk away from the sport, but the Englishman committed to another Olympic cycle last week after the 50m breaststroke races were added to the schedule for the Los Angeles Games in 2028.

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If you can’t grant that, you probably should just walk away from art — this or any other.

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"We've got so much opportunity in Australia, and to walk away from it would be so sad."

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