fugitive
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Southern Command “delivered a swift and lethal kinetic strike to successfully execute Niño Guerrero,” Trump posted on social media, referring to the fugitive leader of Tren de Aragua, Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
In 1607, a fugitive painter named Caravaggio arrived in Malta on the run from a murder warrant in Rome.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026
He was found to have been staying near his hometown of Castelvetrano in western Sicily, his fugitive lifestyle facilitated by his sister and close confidantes.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
A jury in Vienna found Ott, 63, guilty of having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
He never wrote out fair copies of these jottings for me, fugitive as were the marks and impossible of interpretation.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Fischer had long been listed among Rhode Island’s Most Wanted fugitives, including his photo and the various aliases he was known to use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
Flock operates dozens of automated license plate readers, which allow authorities to scan for vehicles that have been reported stolen or are registered to known fugitives, tracking their movements throughout the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
The country’s colorful past includes dictators, Nazi fugitives and presidents toppled in protests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
San Diego was considered one of America's most wanted fugitives and had featured five times on the Fox programme America's Most Wanted.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
Justice Department official warned that there were more fugitives hiding out in the Osage Hills than “perhaps any other county in the state or any state in the Union.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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The Giver
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