hostage
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Maybe I associate too much with loving, devoted parents and not enough with intellectuals who think parents are holding their kids hostage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Their last two presidents, Jimmy Carter and Lyndon Johnson, had left office under the clouds of the Iran hostage crisis, in the case of the former, and Vietnam with the latter.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
It seems like every industry is being held hostage by artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
"This is not fair. You can't be hostage in your own home. This is our farm. This is our home."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
Aurora cries, bouncing into the room with Jane Kitty clutched in her hands like Godzilla with its hostage.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
“Once he became Middle East envoy and was given responsibility for the hostages, he became one of the most famous people in Israel overnight,” an Israeli journalist who has covered him told me.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
Friday, the two hostages were released, and at 2:30 a.m. the Hendricksons exited the trailer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
"Bolivians cannot continue to be hostages of blockades that prevent working, studying, receiving medical attention, supplying themselves, and bringing sustenance to their homes," he said in a social media post on Saturday.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Ronald Reagan tried as well, and the Iran-Contra affair sprung from misguided hopes of getting the regime to free other U.S. hostages, and from there move past hostility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
She had asked Ser Barristan that question the afternoon the hostages went forth.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
On the other hand, John Donvan conceded that there is a limit to living in the past—to hostaging yourself, for instance, to outdated agreements and other generations’ crimes.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2012
In their minds, hostaging means trading -- and trading means talking.
From Time Magazine Archive
Q. Have you expressed that view of hostaging to President Bush?
From Time Magazine Archive
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