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Survivalist avoided capture for years A trail gone cold in a wooded area is not always a sign that the fugitive has completely given up.—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 28 June 2025 Two people were arrested on Wednesday when the pursuit of a vehicle believed to be tied to the robbery of an off-duty police officer in New York led to a state police cruiser and other vehicles being struck in Stamford and ended when the suspects crashed in a wooded area.—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 Videos shared on social media showed the fireball shoot down into a wooded area in South Carolina.—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 June 2025 The next day, at 9:10 p.m., Boelter crawled out of a wooded area and surrendered to law enforcement.—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wooded
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