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fugitive

[fyoo-ji-tiv] / ˈfju dʒɪ tɪv /




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However, he did flag that Abbott’s defense, which hinges on the question of whether Castro is a fugitive, is suspect.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Cole, whom news reports are calling a cop killer and a fugitive, is a British former Marine and police officer with a shadowy past that brought an abrupt end to his career in uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

“Hey, come here, piggy piggy, come here, baby,” he said in one TikTok video, his bike brakes squealing as he reverses direction to catch up with the pink, fuzzy fugitive.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

In California, Newport Beach Police Department's podcast about the fugitive Chadwick, for example, was not without controversy.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

And supposing it was a fugitive, what then?

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

She aptly notes, however, that the fierce defense of the fugitives in Christiana was rooted in “decades of tenacious, ever-evolving anti-slavery and Black rights efforts,” which had “spread out across Philadelphia and rural southeastern Pennsylvania.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Constitution mandates that states deliver fugitives upon proper demand—though it does not provide a time frame for a response—the judge’s hands were tied.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

Under Texas law limiting the detention of fugitives, Castro may be eligible for release from jail as soon as next week, the lawsuit said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Flock Safety operates 138 pole-mounted cameras in Los Angeles, allowing authorities to track vehicles that have been reported stolen or are registered to known fugitives.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

In the back of her mind an old memory flared: the Sims boy, Anthony Bums, Shadrach, all of them arrested here in Boston, charged with being fugitives.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry




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