[Ads-l] flee, n.

[Sammy Dean]

Flee, verb. Perhaps they 'fleed'.  I heard that from the BBC's* Political Editor fairly recently. Then someone else on Sky News came out with it. 
*British Broadcasting Corporation. 

SD
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Subject: flee, n.

A young British archaeologist on YouTube speaks of "the Holy Family's flee
into the safety of Egypt."

Obviously because no flights were available.


JL

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