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abscond

[ab-skond] / æbˈskɒnd /


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But two reliably fine veterans all but abscond with the show.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

His house was encumbered with liens and he’d sold a “prop plane” that prosecutors cited when arguing he was a risk to abscond, Maitia said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

It’s a far cry from the sleek criminals of streaming series, who seldom budge from their computers and abscond with millions and billions thanks to a few clicks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2025

Miss Powell was awaiting specialist treatment, and was known for previous attempts to abscond.

From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024

“I’m walking Maya to first period. Unless, of course, you want to abscond with her?”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

She said the rate of absconds was "coming down substantially", with 57 cases in the year ending March 2025 compared to 143 in the year ending March 2020.

From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026

If your investment manager absconds with your tokens, or a merchant fails to deliver what you bought with your bitcoin, you’re on your own.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024

Eventually, “Three Thousand Years of Longing” escapes the Istanbul hotel room and absconds to London, where the story becomes choppier and even more episodic, but also more of a modern-day fairy tale.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

In beta decay, he speculated, a second, unseen particle emerges with the electron and absconds with a random fraction of the energy.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 29, 2017

The priest then absconds with her, and the husband suspects nothing.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell

He was on temporary release from prison to attend his father's funeral when he absconded.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

He had reportedly absconded after Twisha's death and was arrested by police in Jabalpur on 22 May.

From BBC ● May 29, 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 Indian Rights Association detailed the case of a widow whose guardian had absconded with most of her possessions.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

“All the Judges are here but Wilson who unfortunately is in a manner absconding from his creditors,” wrote Justice James Iredell in August 1797.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The department of justice said minister Naomi Long "remains deeply concerned surrounding compassionate temporary release of Gary Anderson and his subsequent absconding"

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

In the 1940s, for example, he sets out to collect scrap iron for the war effort and ends up absconding with a private collection of military memorabilia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

But was it an egregious, personal error, akin to Totenberg stealing into Alito’s hotel room and absconding with an internal organ, as it has been widely treated?

From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026

In addition to absconding with twenty-five thousand dollars and giving Milton false hopes of my return, Father Mike was abandoning his own family.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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