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abducted

ADJECTIVE
taken away by force
Synonyms


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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

Police in Arizona have released two ransom notes in the hope the public can help identify whoever abducted the mother of US news presenter Savannah Guthrie.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

On a September night in 1961, Hill's grandfather Barney and his wife Betty believed they were abducted by aliens as they returned home from vacation.

From Barron's May 29, 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 didn’t waste time thinking about the future until the night the sluggers abducted me and told me the world was going to end.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson




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