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fugitive

[fyoo-ji-tiv] / ˈfju dʒɪ tɪv /




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In California, Newport Beach Police Department's podcast about the fugitive Chadwick, for example, was not without controversy.

From BBC Jul. 31, 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

Three months in, Samba has already outlasted the former fugitive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

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

From Slate Jun. 6, 2026

Along with its cargo of merchandise, the Nancy carried a fugitive passenger, an enslaved woman escaping her bondage.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

Fischer had long been listed among Rhode Island’s Most Wanted fugitives, including his photo and the various aliases he was known to use.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 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 author’s mother and father went into hiding and had their first child, Mr. Dohrn, in 1977, while they were living as fugitives.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

Bugie Kurniawan, head of the office, said the arrest served as a message that the Indonesian island "will never be a safe haven for international fugitives".

From BBC Mar. 29, 2026

She cheered on these newly arrived fugitives, working herself, finding work for them, finding food for them, praying for them, sometimes begging for them.

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




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