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
Perhaps the only thing that can be said with certainty about Kevin Warsh’s press conference following his first meeting as Federal Reserve chair this week is that he will have a captive audience.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 14, 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
He holds Caroline, the character who lives in the Windsor flat, captive and the pair get into a discussion about his motives, the political backdrop of the day, and their contrasting backgrounds.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
It is necessary to write scientific papers for the benefit of other scientists doing field research in different parts of Africa or working with captive chimps.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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
Because the country had far less captives, they paid Karamanli $60,000, worth roughly $1.7 million today, but the yearly duties did stop, so there’s that.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
After the start of the truce on October 10, Hamas returned the 20 surviving hostages still in its custody and began the process of returning the bodies of the dead captives.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 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
They gathered some of “Mr. Jefferson’s people” as captives.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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