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When they escape from their captor, Jack is overwhelmed by the vastness and unfamiliarity of the milieu surrounding him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Before the captor could take title to a vessel, he would have to bring the ship into port and have it condemned before a prize court, which would determine the lawfulness of the capture.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

Since their mother's disappearance, Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have posted multiple videos on social media, including making direct appeals to their mother's captor.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026

That was the case with the tall and lean Ebrahim Azizi, who appears as Eghbal, the man the group believes was their ruthless captor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

Solomon spoke flawless German and convinced his SS captor that he was Aryan.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Nigeria's military says it has freed all 44 pupils and teachers who were abducted two months ago from schools in the southern state of Oyo, and arrested some of their captors.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

In some moments, Petrović even managed to see the humanity in his captors, despite his discomfort and constant fear of being killed.

From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2026

The family of the kidnapped mother of a top US TV news anchor made a new plea for information from her captors on Thursday, after investigators said they believed the 84-year-old was still alive.

From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026

In a tearful video posted to Instagram on Wednesday night, Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings begged for the return their mother and seemed open to communicating with her captors about a possible ransom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026

When the Powhatan later captured John Smith, Chaplin notes, Smith broke his pistol rather than reveal to his captors “the awful truth that it could not shoot as far as an arrow could fly.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann