Sentence examples for been kidnappings from inspiring English sources

The phrase "been kidnappings" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect construction, possibly intended to convey a past occurrence of kidnappings.
Example: "There have been kidnappings reported in the area over the past month."
Alternatives: "there have been abductions" or "there have been instances of kidnapping.".

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been kidnappings

verb

Present participle of kidnap

Exact(4)

"There have been kidnappings.

There had been kidnappings, and killings of Alawites and Christians.

There have been kidnappings in the area, but they have subsided in recent years after a government crackdown.

Although there have been kidnappings and some murders the widespread communal violence that characterises so many modern conflicts has not happened.

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There were kidnappings and executions.

The tactics are kidnappings, assassinations, bombings.

"There are kidnappings, torture, targeted assassinations.

There are kidnappings and revenge operations but no media coverage.

The slogan is "global jihad". The tactics are kidnappings, assassinations, bombings.

Events in his district started to go "a little haywire" in February 2010: there were kidnappings and beatings; Afghans who worked with the Americans suffered intimidation by the Taliban.

Many agencies, for example, will not typically use the alerts for what appear to be kidnappings related to family custody battles.

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