abscond

After Tim and Virginia have a confrontation with the ministorage security, they abscond to Oklahoma, where Virginia has plans for a big score.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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

No 10 said it was "not accurate" to say the Home Office was unable to locate the others, but a government source admitted it was possible some could abscond before they were detained.

From BBC ● May 1, 2024

A first-rate Russian might easily abscond to the more affluent West.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

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

As excellent as Alikhan’s staging has been throughout, Majok absconds without having to commit herself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022

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

Three that are not entitled to sick-maintenance: a man who absconds from his chief, from his family, from a poet.

From The Triads of Ireland by Kuno Meyer

An on-the-run killer who absconded after being permitted to attend his father's funeral in Northern Ireland 10 days ago has appeared in court in the Republic of Ireland, where he was arrested on Wednesday.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 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

Khalife, who sparked a nationwide manhunt when he absconded from the London prison, was sentenced to 14 years and three months for spying for Iran after a 2024 trial.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 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

Sybil had absconded with Molly when her daughter was only two, toting her child all the way.

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

“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 women, who have the right to lifelong anonymity, said they had taken the decision to speak to the BBC to call for changes to prevent sex offenders absconding during court proceedings.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 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