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
Since their mother's disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
My husband is not a captor, nor do I own a seal suit, but I can relate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
My captor, whose name, I gathered, was Thomas Pope, looked hurt.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
On the morning of 11 December 2022, Al-Marimi said his captors gave him a sandwich and some tea and told him to pack his belongings.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Savannah Guthrie and her siblings shared an emotional video pleading with their mother’s potential captors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2026
At once he told his captors and asked to be moved elsewhere.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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