abduction
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She joined the San Joaquin County district attorney’s office in 2007, eventually working in the domestic violence and child abduction units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The family described the loss as "devastating" and thanked residents, police and members of the public who had helped search for him after news of his abduction emerged.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Thor for thunderstorms, shrieking Sirens to explain shipwrecks, the abduction of Persephone the reason behind the bleakness of winter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
She returned to “Today” on April 6, determined to solve her mother’s abduction by leveraging her TV fame and coast-to-coast reach—the same lofty platform she worried might have drawn the attention of Nancy’s kidnappers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
My brother was evaporating before my eyes, and I had to find a way of stopping this dreadful abduction.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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