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

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But lo, a ransom note: Netflix has absconded with “Glass Onion,” and the film won’t be seen again until its streaming debut on Dec. 23.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

He added that the woman family’s has absconded, and no arrests have yet been made.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2019

And so it begins: A woman has absconded with her children, and we are on her side – even while realizing, at some level, that this is an uncomfortable place to be.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2016

"I can hardly believe it possible," cried he, "but Hopgood has absconded."

From The Sword of Damocles A Story of New York Life by Green, Anna Katharine