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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Katherine was later reinstated as a co-guardian.
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Instead, the decision is left to parents and guardians.
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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 30 Jun. 2026.
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