hostage
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We hold the most exceptional things among us hostage to the average, the ordinary, the mediocre.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
It helps you draw boundaries without being held hostage to accusations of selfishness.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
The last living hostages from Nir Oz were returned to Israel on 13 October 2025 and the remains of the last deceased hostage, Amiram Cooper, were brought back two weeks later.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The mission involved the office of Adam Boehler, the administration’s special envoy for hostage response, according to the U.S. officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Shortly after this reopening came the 1983 incident in which Sergeant Wickersham and sixteen others were held hostage.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Former hostages held in Gaza and their family members have written bestselling books and released music albums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
"Until the hostages came back, it was the only thing on our mind," he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The last live hostages were freed a year ago as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal in which Hamas stopped firing into Israel.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The first phase saw the release of all remaining hostages taken during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
One of her young hostages brought her morning meal, a plump shy girl named Mezzara, whose father ruled the pyramid of Merreq, and Dany gave her a happy hug and thanked her with a kiss.
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other hand, John Donvan conceded that there is a limit to living in the past—to hostaging yourself, for instance, to outdated agreements and other generations’ crimes.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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