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escape notice

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escape someone's notice

Fig. to go unnoticed; not to have been noticed. (Usually a way to point out that someone has failed to see or respond to something.) I suppose my earlier request escaped your notice, so I'm writing again. I'm sorry. Your letter escaped my notice.

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escape notice

Elude attention or observation, as in It must have escaped the editor's notice so I'll write again. [c. 1700]

See also: escape, notice