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That we had been abducted, and when I ask who would have abducted us, she always gives the same answer.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

Almost from the outset, suspicions fell on Ms. Lodzinski, who offered varying descriptions of strangers who she said she had seen and who she suggested might have abducted the boy.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

Some believe that the care staff have abducted their children.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 1, 2018

In particular, he said a collect call McCullough made from the Rockford post office on the night when Maria disappeared showed that it would have been impossible for McCullough to have abducted the girl.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 5, 2016

Llyr's prison was that of Eurosswyd,343 whose wife he may have abducted and hence suffered imprisonment.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.