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fugitive

[fyoo-ji-tiv] / ˈfyu dʒɪ tɪv /




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In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026

Machado, who is viewed as a fugitive by Rodriguez's government, has said she intends to return to Venezuela, without specifying a date.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

By the late 1950s, Israel's Mossad was actively tracking fugitive Nazi war criminals, and Zala suspects they may have been in touch with the Swiss.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

It was like getting a fugitive glimpse of a future I wasn’t sure I wanted and certainly didn’t have the capacity to understand.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

They said it showed how powerful the slaveholding South had become, that part of the United States Army should have been called out to assure the return of one miserable fugitive.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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