absconded
Example Sentences
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Khalife sparked a nationwide manhunt when he absconded from HMP Wandsworth, where he was awaiting trial on spying charges, by tying himself to the bottom of a food delivery truck.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Crypto firms are racing to backstop the industry’s biggest decentralized lender after North Korea-linked hackers absconded with $190 million from the platform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Two years earlier, 15 players and the team doctor were granted asylum in Uganda after they absconded.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2026
“If this data has been absconded or downloaded, you could perpetuate fraud against every single government system in existence much more easily than at any time in our history.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
Sybil had absconded with Molly when her daughter was only two, toting her child all the way.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
