captive
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They said they view the situation as an example of captive market exploitation and economic coercion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Those on the warship were held captive for months, with the incident later dramatised in the 1957 film Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S Amethyst.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
"Our data provide important information of which pathogens native snakes may likely have but also which they are likely naïve to. This can inform actions needed to prevent pathogen spillover from captive snakes," Mishin concluded.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
The companies worth owning are those with contracted demand, captive supply chain, or irreplaceable positions in the physical infrastructure that no amount of software optimization can eliminate.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
The riders watched as the wind gripped the adjacent captive balloon and tore it from the men holding it down and briefly yanked Manager Morgan into the sky.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.
From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026
In all, millions of African captives were shipped to the West Indies and Brazil, many times the number taken to British North America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Twenty living hostages and the remains of 24 deceased captives have been released, with four bodies remaining in Gaza.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2025
This is most obvious in the Middle East, with the agonizing ordeal of the surviving Israeli captives coming to a dramatic end this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Slowly at first, some limping or leaning on their fellows, the captives began to emerge from their rough-hewn pen.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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