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Some of the hostages have been released, while others have died in captivity.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Yet fifty-eight hostages remain in captivity; as many as twenty-three are believed to be alive.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Al Jazeera television showed a photograph of Alexander standing next to masked fighters and a Red Cross official upon his release Monday, according to Reuters, and he is expected to be received at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for treatment after 19 months in captivity.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Biologists hatched the snakes in captivity at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation in Eustis.
—Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Yet fifty-eight hostages remain in captivity; as many as twenty-three are believed to be alive.
—Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 14 May 2025
Al Jazeera television showed a photograph of Alexander standing next to masked fighters and a Red Cross official upon his release Monday, according to Reuters, and he is expected to be received at Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv for treatment after 19 months in captivity.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 13 May 2025
Biologists hatched the snakes in captivity at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation in Eustis.
—Olivia Lloyd, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2025
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“In captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20captivity. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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