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desertion

[dih-zur-shuhn] / dɪˈzɜr ʃən /


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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

It stands in ominous desertion, as though there’s a minefield around it.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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