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am captive
adjective
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
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He recalls a Turkmen saying — "Fatherless, I am orphan; motherless, I am captive" — and concludes, "Fate decreed two pains for me.
When I am captive to the personal calls of strangers in the grocery, movie or airport boarding line or see a driver with a phone attached to the ear plowing toward my stopped vehicle, I think my decision to be cellphoneless is advantageous for myself and others: I bore only my friends or family members.
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Just as it can be free in captivity, it can also be captive in freedom.
They're captive".
Effectively, they're captive customers.
"Both sides are captive to history".
The American hostages were captive in Iran.
Cameron is captive and weak.
Henry and Erna are captive weekend guests.
Some may feel that they are captive.
All the rest are captive in Norwegian museums.
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