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hostage

[hos-tij] / ˈhɒs tɪdʒ /
NOUN
person held captive until captor's demand is met
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Hamas also released 20 living hostages and returned the bodies of 27 others.

From The Wall Street Journal

Paluku meanwhile had a darker expression, recalling his sister who remains a hostage.

From Barron's

“Within 72 hours of Israel publicly accepting this agreement, all hostages, alive and deceased, will be returned.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The first phase of the cease-fire saw the return of all remaining living Israeli hostages and all but one hostage body.

From The Wall Street Journal

From the start, people power has been key to the hostage families.

From BBC