taken hostage
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Coyle, from Colorado, was arrested in January 2025, according to the Foley Foundation, which advocates for the release of Americans taken hostage or arbitrarily detained abroad.
From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026
Mohammed had been taken hostage, was injured, had the flu or had been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
Zangauker’s partner, Ilana Gritzewsky, was also taken hostage but was released in 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2025
He was also told his brother had been taken hostage and had died in Gaza, probably in an Israeli attack.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
White didn’t mention one detail to Pyle: the girl who had been taken hostage credited White with protecting her and her brother.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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