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abduction

[ab-duhk-shuhn] / æbˈdʌk ʃən /
NOUN
taking away by force
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Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

She returned to “Today” on April 6, determined to solve her mother’s abduction by leveraging her TV fame and coast-to-coast reach—the same lofty platform she worried might have drawn the attention of Nancy’s kidnappers.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The BBC has contacted the FBI, which has with Pima County spent months investigating the elder Guthrie's mysterious abduction from her home near Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The department, along with the FBI, has spent months investigating the elder Guthrie's mysterious abduction from her home near Tucson, Arizona.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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