as in to kidnap
to carry away (as a person) forcibly or unlawfully
the gangsters planned to abduct the industrialist's young daughter and demand a huge ransom from her family
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Sullivan's mother, Tonya Rinker of Maryville, Tennessee, also confirmed that her son is the pastor who was abducted.
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Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Florida man executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break
A man convicted of killing a woman who was carjacked on her lunch break from her job at The Miami Herald was executed on Tuesday evening.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Quaid was to play Simon, a young man struggling with mental illness who witnesses a woman being abducted.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving Back to Fox, Renewed for 4 Seasons Along With Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy
It was eventually discovered that Raina abducted and killed Nikki on behalf of Charlie McGannon, the Irish mob boss who first showed up in Season 2 and has shared a mysterious association with Nikki.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
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Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
Sun Sentinel Florida man executed for killing a Miami Herald employee who was abducted on her lunch break
A man convicted of killing a woman who was carjacked on her lunch break from her job at The Miami Herald was executed on Tuesday evening.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2025
Quaid was to play Simon, a young man struggling with mental illness who witnesses a woman being abducted.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Moving Back to Fox, Renewed for 4 Seasons Along With Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy
It was eventually discovered that Raina abducted and killed Nikki on behalf of Charlie McGannon, the Irish mob boss who first showed up in Season 2 and has shared a mysterious association with Nikki.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 3 Apr. 2025
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In Nigeria alone, where about half of the population is Christian, 3,100 Christians were killed and 2,830 were kidnapped in 2024, according a report by international religious freedom watchdog Open Doors.—
Peter Pinedo,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In Super Mario Odyssey, Bowser kidnaps Peach to… marry her?—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Abduct.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abduct. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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