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Noun
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In the '30s, when the Lindbergh baby was abducted, kidnappings and ransoms were so common that high-profile people often secured kidnapping insurance.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, accusing him of personal responsibility for the abductions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 May 2026
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In short, there is no truly meaningful evidence here for aliens, alien visitations, alien abductions, or anything like that.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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“Rapines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rapines. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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