captor

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Recent Examples of captor In some of the videos, Savannah Guthrie made direct appeals to her mother’s possible captor. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 24 Feb. 2026 Guthrie family quiet after pleading with possible captor The Guthrie family's public updates have become more sparse as the days have passed. Helen Rummel, AZCentral.com, 23 Feb. 2026 Fey and Carlock’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, a black comedy about a woman recovering from years of abuse at the hands of a cult-leader captor, isn’t exactly topping my 2026 rewatch list. Judy Berman, Time, 20 Feb. 2026 Horace Frank, a former assistant chief of the Los Angeles Police Department who oversaw kidnapping investigations, said the family’s videos try to appeal to the captor’s humanity. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for captor
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Noun
  • His dad’s old cop buddy (Peter Outerbridge) just happens to be David’s prison warden.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 June 2026
  • The photo pushes David—who has maintained his innocence all along—to escape from prison with the help of Philip Mackenzie (Peter Outerbridge), the prison warden and a longtime friend of his father who believes him, and Mackenzie’s son Adam (Jonathan Tucker), a police sargeant.
    Isadora Wandermurem, Time, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • England's Anthony Gordon had a beautiful straight shot at Ghana's goal in the 57th minute, which landed straight in the arms of keeper Benjamin Asare.
    Monica Alba, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • After a lengthy weather delay, play finally resumed on the pitch, where Iraq made a costly mistake on a goal kick that the keeper was not prepared to handle, and Ousmane Dembele served an easy pass to Mbappe to set up his second goal of the evening.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • The cause of the fire is being investigated by the fire marshal, state police and the Philadelphia Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
    Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • Later that month, a state marshal tried to serve the pair at the property itself, but was unable to do so, according to court records seen by the outlet.
    Adam England, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • The startling scale of detentions made Israel the third-worst jailer of journalists for 2025, behind only China and Myanmar, according to CPJ.
    Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 May 2026
  • Barboza has worked for the sheriff's office since 2010, beginning her career at the department as a jailer, according to Texas Commission on Law Enforcement records.
    Nicole Hensley, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Katherine was later reinstated as a co-guardian.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Instead, the decision is left to parents and guardians.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Western Union announcing stablecoin issuance on Solana with Anchorage as custodian.
    Azeem Khan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • In January of 2022, this Prancing Horse was sold to its current custodian, yacht designer Terence Disdale, whose creations include the 533-foot Eclipse, commissioned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich.
    Howard Walker, Robb Report, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • Los Angeles acquired guard Darius Garland in a trade last season, and there are rumors that Kawhi Leonard is on the trade block.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 24 June 2026
  • After the top four picks, the draft was considered wide open with a logjam of talented guards.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026

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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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