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To give the species a fighting chance, genetic researchers have cloned ferrets from preserved tissue samples to introduce fresh genetic diversity into captive populations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

“The registration process often involves disclosing personal financial information. At the seminar, essentially, the salesperson is paying for a captive audience.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

Hubbard's family and lawyers have said he was living in the Ukrainian city of Izium when he was taken captive by Russia in 2022.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

However, Lane said there will be benefits to the decommissioning of the captive bird collection.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Five German generals were killed near Cherbourg and two taken captive.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank

Though the first African slaves in Virginia arrived in 1619, comparatively few black captives came to the English colonies of the North American mainland during the period covered in “Contested Continent.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

“It’s using earthquake data to interpret North Korean nuclear tests,” said Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of a nonprofit called Global Reach that focuses on American captives abroad and is working with Chen’s family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

Because the country had far less captives, they paid Karamanli $60,000, worth roughly $1.7 million today, but the yearly duties did stop, so there’s that.

From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026

On Sunday morning, the military released videos and photos of the freed captives as they sat under trees overnight.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

A thousand wildlings had been penned up beyond the Wall, the captives Stannis Baratheon had taken when his knights had smashed Mance Rayder’s patchwork host.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin