kidnap

Wrote another, of the scammers: They “basically psychologically kidnap you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

On his return to south Wales he was arrested on suspicion of kidnap when he described Veisi as his carer rather than his ex wife.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026

"I thought they were going to kidnap us. I ran to a taco stand to take cover with the people there," Medina told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026

At the same time, bald eagles were rumored to sometimes kidnap human babies and fly away with them in their talons.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2026

“How would you kidnap an immortal goddess? Is that even possible?”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

When a Frenchman kidnaps a woman from the rival town, his mother and her fellow villagers react with outrage and indignation, less at the abduction itself than at his apparent interest in a German woman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026

A changeling is what a fairy or demon or troll leaves behind when it kidnaps a human baby.

From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2023

The Ramayana depicts the victory of Hindu god Ram over the demon king Ravana after the latter kidnaps his wife, Sita.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2023

“This case shows that the Justice Department will be relentless in our efforts to track down anyone who kidnaps a U.S. citizen abroad,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.

From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022

Sarah and Jack and the clover elves are just about to celebrate their victory over the troll army when an ogre kidnaps Jack and sweeps him off to the hobgoblin king’s castle.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office identified the remains as that of Sharon Lee Gallegos, who was reported kidnaped on July 21, 1960, thanks to advanced DNA technology.

From Fox News ● Mar. 16, 2022

The multi-state search for her and the five-year search for who reportedly kidnaped her diverted resources from other cases, Shasta County Sheriff Michael Johnson said.

From Fox News ● Mar. 8, 2022

Nabih Berri, leader of the relatively moderate Shi'ite Amal militia, said he had learned that Waite had been arrested but not kidnaped, a distinction that offered little solace.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Beirut, meanwhile, West German Businessman Rudolf Cordes, kidnaped 20 months ago as a direct result of Hammadi's capture, was suddenly released.

From Time Magazine Archive

By night all the searchers had heard of it, and as the kidnaped maiden was found and restored to friends, their work in that particular was done, and most of them returned to their homes.

From The Kentucky Ranger by Edward T. Curnick

Plummer’s Getty is imperious and withholding, refusing to pay the ransom for his kidnapped grandson and seemingly puzzled that anyone would expect him to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Kevin Rideout - who was kidnapped outside his home in Niger's capital Niamey last year - was "in good health in the care of US officials", SIM International said in a statement on Friday.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

The distributor explained that the character depicted was a "living mummy" who was returned to her parents as a young adult, many years after having been kidnapped as a child.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Investigators spent precious hours deciding whether Nancy was kidnapped or lost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Emma felt like she was trying to solve some huge math problem that didn’t involve numbers but people and events: The kidnapped kids in Arizona.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Pankey’s attorney, Anthony Viorst, countered that prosecutors’ circumstantial evidence, Pankey’s overbearing personality and his obsession with “true crime” mysteries is not enough to convict him of kidnaping and murder.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021

The Foleys also said some responsibility lies with American members of the media who failed to continue reporting on Foley's kidnaping, letting it fall out of the news cycle.

From US News ● Feb. 26, 2015

Until the kidnaping, Aquino had ignored the Muslim separatist problem in Mindanao.

From Time Magazine Archive

We condemn any kind of kidnaping or hijacking, or any threat to innocent lives.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had never been quite sure about Major de Coverley, either, who, when he was not away renting apartments or kidnaping foreign laborers, had nothing more pressing to do than pitch horseshoes.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

Police have appealed to residents to report suspicious activity and security concerns as efforts continue to identify the victims and determine whether the remains are connected to unresolved kidnapping cases in the region.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The State Department has the nation of Haiti under a “Level 4 – Do not travel” advisory, due to the relatively high risk of “crime, kidnapping, terrorism, unrest, and limited health care.”

From Salon ● Sep. 3, 2026

Asked whether the captured man was involved in Zambada’s kidnapping, Harfuch said the matter was still under investigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

He said the FBI was involved in the kidnapping investigation from “day one.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026

Despite his friendship with Washington, the senator was not about to be party to the kidnapping of a woman, who by this time had a baby.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis