fugitive
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Bangladesh's fugitive ex-premier Sheikh Hasina told AFP she was determined to return to her country by December despite fearing for her life.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Graydon’s real name, federal authorities said, was Ronald L. Fischer, and he was a Rhode Island fugitive who used more than a dozen aliases to avoid capture for more than 20 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Weiss is now on the run in Dubai and is wanted for possible links to fugitive Austrian spy, Jan Marsalek, who is thought to be in Moscow.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Southern Command “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump posted on social media, referring to the fugitive leader of Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
Sooner or later all fugitive slaves in the city went there seeking information about their relatives, or with requests for help of one kind or another.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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Under Texas law limiting the detention of fugitives, Castro may be eligible for release from jail as soon as next week, the lawsuit said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The ban extends to fugitives, undocumented aliens, people dishonorably discharged from the military and people convicted of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Since 1968, federal law has prohibited gun possession by felons, fugitives and other persons deemed to be dangerous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
The Chinese government also announced "Operation Fox Hunt" and "Operation Sky Net" to track down fugitives from the law.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
So many fugitives had passed through Valentine—there was no telling who might have spent time there.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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