hostage
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Members of the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team were also on the scene, according to CNN.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Nicky Perfect spent over 30 years as a Metropolitan Police officer, including 10 years as an international hostage and crisis negotiator, in the elite New Scotland Yard Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
"Hostage" has become an instant bestseller in Israel, selling over 100,000 copies.
From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025
At the so-called Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israelis demonstrated some of that rage.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025
Said the Hostage: “Shall I trust this man and go with him?”
From The Story of the Glittering Plain; or, the land of Living Men by Morris, William
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