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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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One of them was holding a shovel, forced by his captors to dig his own grave.
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The first episode focused on his escape from Raven, his captor.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Lopes said his wife’s captor had misunderstood the amount of crypto Lopes had.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 27 July 2025
In June 2005, a 12-year-old girl who had been kidnapped, beaten and missing for a week was found alive after three lions in Ethiopia chased off the captors and protected her.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The first episode focused on his escape from Raven, his captor.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 31 July 2025
Lopes said his wife’s captor had misunderstood the amount of crypto Lopes had.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 27 July 2025
In June 2005, a 12-year-old girl who had been kidnapped, beaten and missing for a week was found alive after three lions in Ethiopia chased off the captors and protected her.
—Mark Gray, People.com, 18 July 2025
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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