hostage

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Wordle even helped to end a 17-hour hostage ordeal and became the most Googled word of 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Brendan O'Hara, vice chair of the all-parliamentary group for arbitrary detention and hostage affairs, previously told the BBC the Foremans were "innocent victims of a geopolitical power struggle".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Coyle, from Colorado, was arrested in January 2025, according to the Foley Foundation, which advocates for the release of Americans taken hostage or arbitrarily detained abroad.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The quiet community of hostage advocates in the U.S. have been calling and meeting current and former U.S. officials to push for the Trump administration to prioritize the fates of American and other foreign prisoners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"You want to go back there, Osha? More fool you. Think the white walkers will care if you have a hostage?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin