hostage
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Syrsky "has become hostage to the situation," analyst Anatolii Oktysiuk said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
The bizarre hostage crisis unfolded like a scene from a movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Chen Youlin, 54, was arrested in November 2024 during a trip to Beijing to visit family, according to hostage advocacy group Global Reach.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
You should not be held hostage to other people’s emotional drama or debts.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 27, 2026
And while I wait, I'm thinking maybe I should become a family counselor, or maybe a hostage negotiator.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
“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
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
Crisis negotiators were able to negotiate the safe surrender of one of the hostages inside the building, Bakersfield Police Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Two hostages were released on Tuesday during negotiations.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Neither have they brought away any hobbits as hostages.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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other hand, John Donvan conceded that there is a limit to living in the past—to hostaging yourself, for instance, to outdated agreements and other generations’ crimes.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
Q. Have you expressed that view of hostaging to President Bush?
From Time Magazine Archive
In their minds, hostaging means trading -- and trading means talking.
From Time Magazine Archive
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