captor
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When they escape from their captor, Jack is overwhelmed by the vastness and unfamiliarity of the milieu surrounding him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Since her disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026
Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025
Groaning, I held my hand to my afflicted head and squinted at my captor.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
Weeks passed before a partner organisation in Lebanon contacted the Serbian conservationist and said Feliks' unnamed captors had demanded a ransom.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Yet they proved fearsome captors, armed with long spears tipped with shark teeth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
She said her captors were all masked and spoke in the Syrian Arabic dialect.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
We’re not rooting for her or her internet brain-rotted captors and ultimately, we leave the film barely rooting for humankind’s survival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026
The queen had asked after him a hundred times, but her captors , would not speak of him.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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