abducted

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Maj Gen Rabe Abubakar, who had a high-profile job as military spokesman between 2015 and 2017, was abducted from his car on Saturday while travelling in Katsina state.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The alert said that the girl was last seen with Ruben Fregoso, who allegedly abducted her in a 2019 Land Rover Discovery, on Sunday at about 4 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Elizabeth Smart—who made headlines when she was abducted at age 14—is now 38 and a married mother of three.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

The NNA also reported that, in Shebaa near the eastern side of the Israeli border, Israeli forces abducted a man at around 3:00 am on Saturday.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

I wished I knew how to make Diego believe me; I wished the aliens had abducted him, too, so we could have watched the stars together.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson