captive
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The companies worth owning are those with contracted demand, captive supply chain, or irreplaceable positions in the physical infrastructure that no amount of software optimization can eliminate.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
In February, President Volodymyr Zelensky said 2,000 Ukrainian children had been brought back from Russia and Russian-occupied territories, but that thousands more remained "captive."
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
Morris was initially attracted to watching captive human interaction on such an industrial scale but, put off by the game-show element, he turned them down.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
“Most artists will never have a platform like this — a captive audience of 125,000, an open sky, no walls.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The witches had a consulate in the town, and John Faa knew that without their help, or at least their friendly neutrality, it would be impossible to rescue the captive children.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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