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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are kidnapping" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you are describing an ongoing action of kidnapping in the present tense.
Example: "The authorities believe that they are kidnapping innocent people for ransom."
Alternatives: "are abducting" or "are taking hostage".
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"The gangs are kidnapping people and holding them to ransom.
A rumor spreads that police are kidnapping revolutionaries.
They are kidnapping people, especially the Iraqis and the Shia".
The Zetas traffic drugs, but their specialties are kidnapping, extortion, murder, robbery, human smuggling, and product piracy.
They are Mister Toad and Professor Pyg, who are kidnapping some of Gotham's richest industrialists and appear to have some sort of eco-terrorism agenda.
Among the abuses faced by women and girls are kidnapping and forced marriage, "honour killings", rape, beatings, having acid thrown in their faces, and domestic violence.
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Another 3,000 people are kidnapped.
They are kidnapped.
It's kidnapping.
His fortes were kidnapping and extortion.
Drug exports are rising, as is kidnapping.
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