captive

Example Sentences

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That nutrient is largely absent from the diets of captive chimps and from many modern human diets.

From Science Daily

Two years ago, Ranaan set up a tent in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square and began offering support to the families of the captives held in Gaza.

From Barron's

The remaining 30 captive belugas at Canada's Marineland have nothing to do but wait.

From Barron's

Unlike other countries with significant captive populations, the ones in Thailand are nearly all privately owned, with the animals and their offspring passed down through generations.

From New York Times

Another risk from the planned split of the cloud unit, which had sales of around $11.5 billion last year, is that previously captive in-house Alibaba clients start courting rivals, hurting its revenue.

From Reuters