captor
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When they escape from their captor, Jack is overwhelmed by the vastness and unfamiliarity of the milieu surrounding him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Under prize law, the vessels and cargo become the property of the captor and would be auctioned for profit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
The IAR said it took a year to persuade the bears' captor to agree to their release.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025
In the first shock of being caught, he’d heard a scraping of stone, as if his captor were sealing the mound.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Yet they proved fearsome captors, armed with long spears tipped with shark teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
She said her captors were all masked and spoke in the Syrian Arabic dialect.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
In a tearful video posted to Instagram on Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings begged for the return their mother and seemed open to communicating with her captors about a possible ransom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
According to a Christian group involved in the case, the pupils managed to escape between Friday and Saturday in what is being described as a brave and risky attempt to flee their captors.
From BBC ● Nov. 23, 2025
As they walked, the sun sank lower, and Torak’s captors became edgy, pausing often to listen and look about them.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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