AWOL
v.— «In one way, I knew I was wrong for AWOLing, but I probably would have been injured now, or in a hospital, or dead.» —“The 13-Year-Old Prostitute” by Jessica Lustig New York (New York City) Apr. 9, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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