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captive
adjective as in physically held by force
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adjective as in mentally enchanted, held
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The text does not say what could happen in case of delays in freeing the 20 captives believed to be alive.
Subprime loans generally make up a relatively small portion of the auto-loan portfolios at banks, captive finance organizations and credit unions.
And Israeli hostage families anxiously await to see their captive relatives return after a months-long struggle in the streets and lobbying world leaders to their cause.
Most existing research comes from laboratory experiments on captive animals, while much less is known about how wild species are affected.
In the hospital newborns are a captive audience, so it’s easier to get them there than waiting for a later visit, which some may miss.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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