abducted

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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

Elizabeth Smart—who made headlines when she was abducted at age 14—is now 38 and a married mother of three.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Alex Batty, who was abducted as a child and taken to live abroad by his mother, has contacted her for the first time since his return to the UK in 2023.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Opposition figures Mountaga Tall, Youssouf Daba Diawara and Moussa Djire are among those "abducted", security sources and their allies told AFP.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

If Annabelle didn’t also hear Gina trying very hard to breathe deeply, she’d have thought her real mother had been abducted.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti