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Recent Examples of captor
In some of the videos, Savannah Guthrie made direct appeals to her mother’s possible captor.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for captor
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There – with three weeks left for Landor to serve – the warden ignored the judicial order, directing guards to shackle Landor and forcibly shave his head.
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The warden’s high-stakes deal is for Murphy to smuggle gold out of a remote mine.
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Jayed ruled that Waldermar Anton collided with the keeper while the ball was airborne, disallowing the goal.
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Rest in peace, Ser Simon Strong, castellan of Harrenhal, drip king, stealth diva, keeper of the best vibes on House of the Dragon.
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The state fire marshal also sets rules about shooting fireworks into or from cars.
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The fireworks sold by them are safe, sane and given a green light by the state fire marshal.
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Ultimately, the jailer continued the harassing behavior, and was fired, the chief deputy said.
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The startling scale of detentions made Israel the third-worst jailer of journalists for 2025, behind only China and Myanmar, according to CPJ.
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The irony is that in not trying to pass muster with more conservative theatergoers (and their fastidious institutional guardians), playwrights have been winning over not just critics but also formerly squeamish artistic directors and perennially nervous Broadway producers.
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Evacuees must provide proof of evacuation, and parents or guardians must remain with their children at all times.
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Western Union announcing stablecoin issuance on Solana with Anchorage as custodian.
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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.
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Los Angeles acquired guard Darius Garland in a trade last season, and there are rumors that Kawhi Leonard is on the trade block.
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After the top four picks, the draft was considered wide open with a logjam of talented guards.
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captor. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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