fled

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There's an especially rich one she tells of a grandfather who fled from the Armenian genocide in the early 1900s, complete with tales of haystack hideaways, gold coins and escape routes through Russia and the Mid East.

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  • At first they fled from the French: an old woman they chased, took a leap which, if credible, was terrific; she dashed over a precipice forty feet high, and was lost among the rocks! —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The History of Tasmania , Volume II (of 2), by John West
  • In the night, I cut Ben Duck loose, and we fled--but I don't think Ben Duck got away Doc Savage asked slowly, "Is that all you know about this thing That," said Johanna Hickman, "is everything Your previous address here in New York City," Doc Savage requested She gave it to him willingly. —  101 - The Green Eagle
  • After the settlers fled, the tribe — anticipating British reinforcements — took a new look at weaponry and began to use copper, which had been used only for decoration, in making arms. —  The Empty Chair
  • Muskets were fired over them and they fled, and Cook lost his sheets. —  The Life of Captain James Cook
  • There were no servants; the old had fled, the young had been conscribed for service. —  The Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh
 

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/flɛd/
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