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runaways

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

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She also had a stuffed kitten named John Grady Cole, the hero’s name in McCarthy’s “The Border Trilogy,” which follows three runaways who have a stolen Colt revolver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

Finch said that since early January, his office has received reports of five runaways from the school.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024

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

Like Fardousa, the 23-year-old ran away from home and found herself immersed in Mogadishu's underground lifestyle consisting of fellow young runaways who have no financial support.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2023

He oriented himself with the constellations and the runaways stumbled on, impelled into the night.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead