elope
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He is engaged to his longtime girlfriend with plans to elope.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
He and Clarkson married in a quiet 2013 ceremony in Tennessee after deciding to elope, then welcomed a daughter in 2014 and a son in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2025
In 1827, William came up with a plan to elope, telling Maria to meet him at the Red Barn on the Corder's farm, then run off to Ipswich to get the banns for their wedding.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2025
And they don’t plan to elope, Zephyr says.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 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
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