Runaway
Runaway noun - Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.
Stray
Stray noun - An animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal).
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- The second was an unnamed Orphan Runaway who managed to bond with a stray dog and save lives in a fire.
Source: Poorly Disguised Pilot -
It is unclear how the Kanon spin-off fits into the main continuity, but her story introduces Stray Spirits, a type of runaway spirit implied to be vengeful human ghosts taking the form of devils.
Source: Manga / The World God Only Knows
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