runaway

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Information provided to Deputies indicated a 14 year-old female previously reported as a runaway was at the Microtel Inn & Suites, located as 12211 Gateway West.

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  1. noun A person or animal that has run away.
  2. noun Something that has escaped control or proper confinement.
  3. noun Informal An easy victory.
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  • Ben dare not stay very long at a time in his wife's cabin, as a strict watch was constantly kept, that the runaway might be apprehended. —  Biography of a Slave
  • Alzheimer's has been described as a runaway train; once you or a loved one is on the track of decline, there's no stopping it. —  The Right Angle @ HumanEvents.com
  • And if you combine this with dogs that are lost or have runaway, the animal shelters are spilling over. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Waterbury police policy now dictates that families reporting someone missing be offered the opportunity to submit a DNA sample to CODIS as soon as preliminary investigative efforts show the case is more than a short-term runaway. —  News from www.rep-am.com
  • While classified as a runaway, sheriff's investigators said the circumstances in which she took off prompted them to ask for the public's help in finding her. —  The Daily News - News
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