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An urgent hunt for two men who have absconded from hospital in south-west London has been launched by the Metropolitan Police.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024

“No, you have absconded with all of the upheaval,” Goebel said.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 2, 2018

But even as the people have absconded, the fight in Kajaki has raged on.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2012

A Nepalese choir due to sing at a Cornish festival are believed to have "absconded" from a UK airport, organisers have said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2011

Have patience, irate correspondents; we have absconded with no manuscripts, and are again at our desk to give bland answers to curt missives.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various