spirit away
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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 ● May 28, 2025
Later on the day it appeared, refuse collectors arrived to spirit away the fridge-freezer.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2025
Praying in school can be a challenge, Shafaqat said, and “performing the prayer at school takes the spirit away from the prayer and makes Eid feel less like Eid.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
The ordeal has drawn in the U.S. departments of Defense, Justice and State, which have previously argued that the attempt to spirit away a citizen of another country could significantly harm military and foreign relations.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Family lore had it that he possessed unexplained skills and senses, that his nimble hands could spirit away afflictions in both humans and animals.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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