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The men fought their captors and escaped.
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Roger, in chains, talks to his captor like an old peer as the two laugh about battles of old, and Roger asks Garp for a favor before dying.
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
As the pressure mounts and their captor—someone with a chilling connection to their past—grows increasingly unstable, Connie and Larry cling to their faith, unsure if help will reach them in time.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, this feels to me very much like a play a writer would write after being stuck for months in a house with teens, aching to live their lives and sometimes seeing their loving parents as captors, even as moms and dads just tried to hold their lives together.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Savannah and her siblings, Camron and Annie Guthrie, have put out continuous calls for tips, even addressing their mother's captors directly.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
As the pressure mounts and their captor—someone with a chilling connection to their past—grows increasingly unstable, Connie and Larry cling to their faith, unsure if help will reach them in time.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Indeed, this feels to me very much like a play a writer would write after being stuck for months in a house with teens, aching to live their lives and sometimes seeing their loving parents as captors, even as moms and dads just tried to hold their lives together.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Savannah and her siblings, Camron and Annie Guthrie, have put out continuous calls for tips, even addressing their mother's captors directly.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Captor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/captor. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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