kidnapped
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In February, the guards rescued former vice-presidential candidate and Indigenous leader Aida Quilcue, who was kidnapped and held for several hours by guerrillas in Cauca.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
Travis Knight directs the tale about classmates who venture into an enchanted forest to search for a child kidnapped by a murder of crows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
Samel, who was the subject of an international arrest warrant, was kidnapped from his home in Raleigh Road, Handsworth, on 27 March 2019.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
He has described himself as a "prisoner of war" and said the US military kidnapped him.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
“I guess it’s good Plutarch kidnapped you three after all.”
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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