Example Sentences

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Last year, North Koreans absconded with $1.5 billion from crypto exchange Bybit, the largest crypto heist ever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

A prisoner has absconded from a hospital in London for the second time in less than a week.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

“If this data has been absconded or downloaded, you could perpetuate fraud against every single government system in existence much more easily than at any time in our history.”

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

Burr and his co-conspirators absconded with the money, and it took another 40 years for New Yorkers to gain wide access to potable water.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Sybil had absconded with Molly when her daughter was only two, toting her child all the way.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead