deserter
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Revere outfits the deserter with homespun clothes and collects the buttons from his uniform to melt down for silverwork.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
After six weeks, he ran out of money and moved in with another Russian deserter, Yevgeny.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
He would automatically be declared a deserter after 30 days being AWOL, according to military regulations.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2023
As a deserter from the Ukrainian army, he would face 10 years in jail if he was caught.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2023
He shouldn’t have; almost every night he heard his parents talking of Eb and of what uncertainties they would face if he were really a deserter and if he should suddenly appear.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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