captor
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Her captor did not speak Arabic fluently and had "Asian features", she said, adding that he removed her niqab and took photos.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
Under the fugitive slave laws, the burden of proof belonged not to the captor but to the captured.
From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025
While the BBC cannot independently verify their stories, almost all say they are petrified that one day, they might bump into a captor on the street or on a bus.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025
Her rescue from her captor, now 63, took place July 9, 2023, outside a laundromat on East 10th Street in Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
However, if his captor was resolute enough to hold him fast through all the changes, he would finally give in and answer what he was asked.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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