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For a while, Pratt worked to monetize the negative attention by calling the paparazzi on himself and Montag, who also agreed to elope in order to keep themselves on “The Hills.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

He is engaged to his longtime girlfriend with plans to elope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025

And they don’t plan to elope, Zephyr says.

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

The team say the dogs get on well, though Dexter the spaniel once dug a hole to elope with a friend.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2023

Blowed if I can see where she’s got to . . . she doesn’t seem the type to elope, for instance . . . but still.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling