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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a captives" is not correct in written English.
It should be "captives" without the article "a," as "captives" is a plural noun.
Example: "The captives were finally released after months of negotiation."
Alternatives: "the prisoners" or "the hostages."
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To physically threaten a captive, to sexually humiliate a captives (using female interrogators or pornography), or insult their religion (by defiling the Koran) is abhorrent," Lt-Col Mercer said.
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A year later he was a captive, and Bob Bergdahl began his vigil.
A person setting up a captive under section 831(b) of the Internal Revenue Code can put up to $1.2 million a year into a captive, tax-free.
A decade ago, most media messages were delivered to a captive audience.
"It was a captive audience.
Landlords exploit a captive audience".
Now that's a captive audience.
And Bambaataa had a captive audience".
The girl loved a captive audience.
That creates a captive pool of buyers.
He had a captive audience: me.
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