captive
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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
"It's worth it for the banks, because they then have a captive audience, who are more likely to take other products from them."
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
I got bangs once before, months into leaving home for college, and rather than feel captive behind my hair, I felt most myself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He would trade Lincoln for Confederate prisoners of war, or attempt to use his captive as leverage to give the South an advantage in peace negotiations.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Investigators showed former captives Naumenko’s photo, which they recognized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The captives are from around Ngoshe, a mainly Muslim community near the border with Cameroon.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 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
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
Syrio would never have sat silent in that storehouse nor shuffled along meekly among the other captives.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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