captivity
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As an adult running a “high-risk” Christian ministry, Marx says he rescued 45,000 women and children from captivity and abuse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
Once found across central Asia, the species was last seen in the wild in the 1960s and was reduced to a dozen or so breeding individuals in captivity.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Originating from Greece and other countries, most were dancing bears in captivity, or animals that lived in zoos.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Researchers cannot yet determine whether the animals were tame, kept in captivity, or managed in some other way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
Despite her captivity, the woman looked like nothing less than a queen on her throne.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
What ensues is a dialogue wherein the djinn explains his various loves and captivities to Alithea, who listens enraptured with her wet hair wrapped in a towel.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
The captivities of Israel and Judah were other illustrations of the same thing.
From Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII by Maclaren, Alexander
Captivities of Judah and Israel, and three captivities of Judah.
From Studies in Old Testament History by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
Bar 2:30 For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a stiffnecked people: but in the land of their captivities they shall remember themselves.
From Deuterocanonical Books of the Bible Apocrypha by Anonymous
These were either voluntary, for purposes of trade and commerce, or the results of conquest, such as the captivities of Assyria and Babylonia.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various
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