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Listen to Defecting online: How soldiers are deserting the Burmese army from Trending on the BBC World Service.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2022

It is also part of a global trend, in which populations are deserting leafier areas for the attractions of a denser inner city.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2018

Analysts had been divided on the firm before this week, but now the bulls are deserting it in droves.

From Economist • Nov. 16, 2017

If MLB wonders why fans, particularly young kids, are deserting the game or are not interested in it, it's difficult to be a fan when you cannot even afford to attend a game.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2016

By then, she’s turned the parchment over. —allies are deserting Gens Taia like rats fleeing a fire.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir