fugitive
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Last week, a young wolf burrowed under a fence at his zoo in the South Korean city of Daejeon and escaped - becoming the country's newest, furriest fugitive.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The DOJ said in a statement on Thursday that it had arrested US-citizen Yih-Shyan "Wally" Liaw and Taiwanese citizen Ting-Wei "Willy" Sun, while Ruei-Tsang "Steven" Chang, a Taiwanese citizen, remains a fugitive.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Chang, a citizen of Taiwan, remains a fugitive, the department said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
He launched an ambitious programme to seek justice against the ousted regime, and Hasina -- now a convicted fugitive in hiding in India -- was sentenced in absentia to death for crimes against humanity.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
The fellow sounded rather sinister to me, like a fugitive from the law or someone hiding from his family.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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