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The approach worked too well, and the boy endured recurring nightmares about being kidnapped.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025 -
Others were kidnapped off the streets in China and taken by gunpoint to enclaves run by ethnic warlords and Chinese crime gangs, survivors said.—
Hannah Beech,
New York Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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Investigators suspect Misch abducted and killed Michaela Garecht, a 9-year-old Hayward girl who had ridden a scooter to a market with a friend to buy snacks and soda.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Initially convinced that Sheri had been abducted, the two staggered onto a nearby highway and flagged down a car for help.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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After the ruling, the Barnetts rented an apartment in Lafayette, Indiana and, according to court documents, left Natalia there to fend for herself.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Morena Baccarin plays Inara Serra, a licensed Companion (a high-status courtesan) who rents one of Serenity’s shuttles as her private quarters and place of business.—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Spirited (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirited%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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