desertion
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The charges included voluntary surrender, attempting to voluntarily surrender and desertion from a military unit.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
There have been nearly 300,000 cases of desertion, or soldiers going absent without official leave, since the start of Russia's full scale invasion - and numbers have risen dramatically over the past year.
From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025
It was a turning point in a youth-led uprising that started on September 25: Rajoelina fled the country that weekend, impeached days later for desertion of duty.
From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025
This clueless performance will lead to a completely empty Rose Bowl and eventual desertion of NIL sponsors.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2025
Cluny might also take a lenient view of his desertion if he could distinguish himself during the battle.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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