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on the loose

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1. on the loose - Phrase

2. on the loose - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

having escaped, especially from confinement

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A Moscow loving grifter is on the loose in the White House. Shame on the Vichy Republicans who constantly enable him. Mike Murphy (political consultant)

a convict still at large Source: Internet

searching for two escaped prisoners Source: Internet

dogs loose on the streets Source: Internet

criminals on the loose in the neighborhood Source: Internet

Afghan authorities are searching for about 270 inmates — most of them Islamic State fighters — who remain on the loose after escaping during a deadly prison raid. Source: Internet

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