kidnapping
Example Sentences
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NBC News first reported the second kidnapping note and The Times confirmed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Adedoja and Bakas were found not guilty of attempted kidnapping.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
"What they used to say is that under the law it's classified as kidnapping but it isn't kidnapping because she's my mum," he said.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
Sometimes, though, the birds recruit new helpers by kidnapping other groups’ young.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
Despite his friendship with Washington, the senator was not about to be party to the kidnapping of a woman, who by this time had a baby.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
