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Gideon Ferguson
/ˈɡɪdiən ˈfɜːrɡəsən/
Definition
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The proper name of a 14-year-old boy from Cleveland, North Carolina, who made headlines in January 2026 after going missing from home on January 14, sparking a multi-agency search involving the Iredell County Sheriff's Office and the FBI, only to be found safe and sound just 1.5 miles away on January 17.
Examples
After school, little Timmy vanished for two hours, prompting his mom to quip, 'Don't go pulling a Gideon Ferguson on me!'
Gideon Ferguson's vanishing act was the plot twist nobody saw coming—turns out home was closer than the headlines suggested.
In the era of Gideon Ferguson, every late kid gets the FBI treatment and a hero's welcome.
Gideon Ferguson's adventure proves that sometimes the best mysteries solve themselves with a short walk.