- present participle of kidnap.
kidnapping
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They have rescued kidnapping victims, searched for children recruited by armed groups, and even protected forests from deforestation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
"We still have time to avoid this. Return our four compatriots to us alive, without any harm, and everything will go back to how it was before the kidnapping," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
George Brant’s libretto has a torn-from-the-headlines immediacy: It was inspired by a 2022 kidnapping of Ukrainian children from a summer camp in Crimea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
The defence says the militia group staged an illegal kidnapping when diplomatic negotiations stalled, in a process which showed "an utter disregard for Libyan law and sovereignty."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Was it kidnapping if it was an adult?
From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo
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