absconded
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Anderson was released on Monday from Maghaberry Prison to attend the funeral but absconded and remains at large.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Anderson was released from Maghaberry Prison on Monday to attend his father's funeral, but absconded from his court-approved chaperone.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sean Middlebrough, 33, originally from Liverpool, absconded in October last year after being granted bail for his brother's wedding.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Last year, North Koreans absconded with $1.5 billion from crypto exchange Bybit, the largest crypto heist ever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
The nostalgia is the stronger and the more ambiguous because he is really ‘in quest of his own absconded self yet scared to find it’.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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