spiriting

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Parada, co-founder of the treasure-hunting outfit Finders Keepers, has long suspected the FBI of conducting a secret overnight dig for the gold and spiriting it away.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2023

It has carried out spectacular missions such as hunting down Arab enemies through Europe, capturing Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and, with agents disguised as scuba diving instructors, spiriting Ethiopian Jews out to Israel.

From Reuters • Aug. 1, 2023

War heroes: A student spiriting supplies to soldiers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2022

The United States will rely on spiriting away battered aircraft to other nations with U.S. bases so contractors can rehab them for the long fight to come.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2021

I have an image of spiriting Cordelia away, rescuing her.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood