fugitive
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South African police say have they arrested "wanted fugitive" French-born Beninese activist Kemi Seba while he was allegedly attempting to flee to Europe through Zimbabwe.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
Last week, a young wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon and escaped - becoming the country's newest, furriest fugitive.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
George’s 11-page autobiographical account, from 1793—the earliest narrative produced by a North American fugitive from slavery—serves as the book’s foundation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Relations strained further when US troops killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden on Pakistani soil in 2011 without telling Islamabad, and Pakistan faced accusations of complicity in harbouring the fugitive.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
She soon learned that many of these people were fugitive slaves like herself.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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