as in to escape
to get free from a dangerous or confining situation
the burglar was trying to abscond with the jewels when he tumbled down the stairs
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Desperate to end the war bloodshed and abscond into obscurity, the dowager queen tells her former childhood friend that Aemond is taking Vhagar and his forces to claim Harrenhal from Daemon.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Pamela Rodriguez of New Britain, Conn., claimed someone absconded with her vehicle and child around 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Hartford Courant.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
Early readings of the bills caused a riot in the legislature, with rival lawmakers trading insults and punches and one DPP member stealing the actual paper bill and absconding from the chamber like an NFL running back in order to stymie its progress.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
Esau had also absconded from the state Department of Corrections' Division of Community Correction and had a robbery warrant out of the Pulaski County sheriff's office, Ross said.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 26 July 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 5 Aug. 2024
Pamela Rodriguez of New Britain, Conn., claimed someone absconded with her vehicle and child around 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Hartford Courant.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
Early readings of the bills caused a riot in the legislature, with rival lawmakers trading insults and punches and one DPP member stealing the actual paper bill and absconding from the chamber like an NFL running back in order to stymie its progress.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 2 Aug. 2024
Esau had also absconded from the state Department of Corrections' Division of Community Correction and had a robbery warrant out of the Pulaski County sheriff's office, Ross said.
—Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 26 July 2024
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