abduction
Example Sentences
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Some are hopeful that the changes will help prevent cases of parental abduction, which have come into the spotlight in recent years - especially after allegations made by foreigners with Japanese ex-spouses.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
Guthrie’s interview comes nearly two months since Nancy’s Guthrie’s abduction.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
And that was what Baby Kochamma in Inspector Thomas Mathew’s office, enhanced and embroidered into threats of murder and abduction.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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