fled

American

[fled] / flɛd /

verb

simple past tense and past participle of flee.

fled British

/ flɛd /

verb

the past tense and past participle of flee 1

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According to police, the suspect fled the scene within minutes, just as police officers arrived.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

And so reactions among the diaspora - dissidents as well as people whose families fled China decades ago, in the wake of Mao's rule - was very different.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro fled his home country and arrived in the U.S.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

"Maria, if you come back, my daughter has to come back!" a supporter shouted at her on Sunday, referring to one of the millions of Venezuelans who have fled repression and a moribund economy.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Then the finches had fled in a twittering cloud, and she’d glanced down the hill.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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