absconded

Example Sentences

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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

While some of their teammates flew back from Eswatini's neighbour, South Africa, the seven are said to have 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

Burr and his co-conspirators absconded with the money, and it took another 40 years for New Yorkers to gain wide access to potable water.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

He absconded from the Florida cane fields and made it to Tennessee before a tinker caught him stealing food from his pantry.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead