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runaways

  • plural
    of runaway.
    runaway
    noun
    a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.

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A database by the Texas Runaway Slave Project, which found listings for 2,500 runaways across various Texas newspapers from the 1840s through the 1860s, also documents the frequented journey to Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026

The runaways were safely shepherded back to their owner.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2023

But despite those reports, deputies routinely returned runaways to their schools without effectively investigating or reporting concerns to state welfare workers.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023

Police said the boys were runaways from a residential care facility in San Dimas, which is about 46 miles east of Santa Monica.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 8, 2023

“Yes, sir, I will, but they’re taking these runaways out first thing in the morning! We gotta free ’em now!

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis