most wanted

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The Chinese, who had put Fang atop their most wanted list of Tiananmen protesters, demanded him back, which America refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

What they most wanted was their sovereignty and their land ownership respected.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

One of the world’s most wanted criminals, rumors about El Mencho’s death and capture have circulated in the past and turned out to be false.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

The region is replete with dissidents loyal to warlord Nestor Gregorio Vera Fernandez -- better known as Ivan Mordisco, Colombia's most wanted guerrilla.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

But the coup the youngest daughter most wanted was to reconcile with her father in a big way.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez