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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

After almost four years of war, many soldiers are exhausted and desertion rates are rising.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 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

The Franklin Institute acquired the plane in 1933, when Bergdoll was living as a fugitive in Germany, to which he had fled after his conviction for desertion.

From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2024

The twins’ desertion shattered any hope I had left of defeating the malevolent witches.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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