spirit away
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Agents intercepted text messages in which Facey and Sanchez talked about using a private plane to spirit away an underling who had narrowly avoided arrest in Anchorage, prosecutors wrote in the bail motion.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025
“For decades until her death in 1947, Cather was unable to shake her creative spirit away from its home on the open plains of the Heartland,” Fischer said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2023
Around Lviv, cultural and religious officials are running complex operations to wrap up statues, seal off stained glass windows and spirit away sacred artefacts.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2022
“If you managed to spirit away or destroy the cards, you could keep someone from getting drafted since there was no backup system,” he said.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2019
Family lore had it that he possessed unexplained skills and senses, that his nimble hands could spirit away afflictions in both humans and animals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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