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captives

  • plural
    of captive.
    captive
    noun
    a prisoner.

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The captives are from around Ngoshe, a mainly Muslim community near the border with Cameroon.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

One sculpture transforms the European hero Robin Hood into an African bandit queen who raided slave traders and freed their captives.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2026

This is most obvious in the Middle East, with the agonizing ordeal of the surviving Israeli captives coming to a dramatic end this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025

Twenty captives were crossing over Israel’s border to jubilant homecomings, but Bipin wasn’t among them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025

For now the coin was turned over, and the captives were ushered in.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin