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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Michelle is a heartless professional and sees this as a battle between the wits (herself) and the dimwits (her captors).
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Marty Muggle-Wump is part of the clever monkey duo determined to outsmart their vile captors, perfectly voiced by Timothy Simons.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Shoham also said he was starved and survived on only 200 to 300 calories a day while held in the tunnels as Hamas captors boasted about stealing humanitarian aid.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Do recall that last week’s successful maneuver to liberate themselves from lockdown was a true group effort, with Lamb subtly engaging a room full of his people to turn the tables on their Park captors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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Randy Myers, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Marty Muggle-Wump is part of the clever monkey duo determined to outsmart their vile captors, perfectly voiced by Timothy Simons.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Shoham also said he was starved and survived on only 200 to 300 calories a day while held in the tunnels as Hamas captors boasted about stealing humanitarian aid.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Do recall that last week’s successful maneuver to liberate themselves from lockdown was a true group effort, with Lamb subtly engaging a room full of his people to turn the tables on their Park captors.
—Scott Tobias, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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captor
noun
cap·tor
ˈkap-tər 
-ˌtȯ(ə)r
: one that has captured a person or thing
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