captive
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“I understand myself as a Catholic novelist, provided that I’m not only a Catholic novelist, I’m also a South Asian novelist and I’m a Canadian novelist. I don’t want to be captive to one label.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Brighthouse has also said that Aquarian could call off the merger if regulators require changes to Brighthouse’s captive reinsurer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
SeaWorld has faced a number of challenges since the 2010s, many stemming from the intense public criticism over its captive orca breeding program, which the company ended in 2016.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The second note was apologetic, saying that she had died while captive and was "buried in nature now."
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Some of the orphans, still shook up from being held captive, burst into tears.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
Investigators showed former captives Naumenko’s photo, which they recognized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
“It’s using earthquake data to interpret North Korean nuclear tests,” said Eric Lebson, chief strategy officer of a nonprofit called Global Reach that focuses on American captives abroad and is working with Chen’s family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The freed captives are currently receiving medical treatment at an undisclosed hospital and will return home at a later date, army spokesman Danjuma Jonah Danjuma said in a statement issued on Friday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
Besides his captives, Ser Gregor was bringing back a dozen pigs, a cage of chickens, a scrawny milk cow, and nine wagons of salt fish.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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