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spirit away

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  1. Carry off mysteriously or secretly, as in The police found that the documents had been spirited away from the office. This term derives from the noun spirit, in the sense of “a supernatural being such as a ghost.” [Second half of 1600s]

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Instead of shutting their doors and pouring some pre-Christian version of holy water around their houses to keep the spirits away, people would often do the exact opposite.

From Salon

They moved forward, relentlessly, ever bent, following a hulking machine with a conveyor belt that spirited away their fruit.

From Los Angeles Times

Agents intercepted text messages in which Facey and Sanchez talked about using a private plane to spirit away an underling who had narrowly avoided arrest in Anchorage, prosecutors wrote in the bail motion.

From Los Angeles Times

Later on the day it appeared, refuse collectors arrived to spirit away the fridge-freezer.

From BBC

While the gobies were spirited away to safety, another fish of top concern remained in danger.

From Los Angeles Times

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