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kidnap

[kid-nap] / ˈkɪd næp /


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Against the backdrop of recent kidnappings, governors and traditional chiefs from 19 northern states recently dubbed illegal mining a "major contributory factor to the security crises".

From Barron's

“That scares me, seeing on TV that there are more kidnappings,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mahad said the kidnapping case was handled by the FBI and after questioning, they cleared him.

From BBC

Our work with Save Ukraine, a great nonprofit that has brought home more than 1,000 kidnapped children, underscores these brutal truths.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its agents in 1960 had kidnapped Nazi Adolf Eichmann in Argentina and spirited him back to Israel for trial.

From The Wall Street Journal