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His captors imprisoned him at the Tower of London, where he was interrogated and tortured.—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025 Eventually, Iris gets her hands on Josh's phone and gains access to her own settings, giving her an opportunity to outsmart her human captors.—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 Jan. 2025 In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors.—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025 In 1991: Associated Press journalist Terry Anderson was freed by his captors, members of the militant Shiite Muslim group Hezbollah, after nearly seven years as a hostage in Lebanon.—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for captor
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