captivity

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Unmentioned, the Persian emperor Cyrus the Great, still revered by Iranians, was the first world leader to grant freedom to the Jews, liberating them from captivity in Babylon.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Five years later, all the remaining wild condors were captured and bred in captivity to try to stave off extinction.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

The research also revealed that animals kept in captivity for longer periods tended to survive for fewer days after release.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The now 74-year-old Austrian Eva Greztmacher remains in captivity, more than a year after her kidnapping.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

The princes’ efforts to breed cheetahs in captivity failed, and not until 1960 did even biologists in modern zoos achieve their first successful cheetah birth.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond