abduction
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Dylan Johnson, assistant secretary of state for global public affairs, confirmed the abduction of an American journalist, without naming Kittleson.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
With him was 35-year-old Hani, a technically minded cousin who spearheaded the effort to understand how the abduction took place, and who gave only his first name to avoid reprisals.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Savannah Guthrie will appear Thursday on NBC’s “Today” for the first time since the Feb. 1 abduction of her mother.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
The most straightforward, and successful, parts recount the 1836 abduction of a Mexican rancher’s wife named Camila by an Apache band led by the larger-than-life chieftain Mangas Coloradas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
“Sheriff, I believe that early on the morning after Emmett Till’s abduction, you arrested Milam and Bryant on suspicion of kidnapping.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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