abducted
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And we set out to retrace the steps of investigators from the moment they arrived at Nancy’s adobe-brick ranch where she was abducted on Feb. 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Besigye, who has run for president against long-serving leader Yoweri Museveni four times, was dramatically abducted in Kenya in 2024 and taken back to Uganda.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
He was abducted in neighbouring Kenya in 2024 and reappeared in Uganda, where he was brought before a military tribunal until the case was transferred to a civilian court.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
The alert said that the girl was last seen with Ruben Fregoso, who allegedly abducted her in a 2019 Land Rover Discovery, on Sunday at about 4 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
I wished I knew how to make Diego believe me; I wished the aliens had abducted him, too, so we could have watched the stars together.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
