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Discover LudwigThe phrase "captive being" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to a creature or person that is kept against their will or confined in some way. For example, "The lions in the zoo were captive beings, unable to roam the savanna like their wild cousins."
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A second Japanese captive being held by the militants has also been threatened with execution.
"In the laws of war there is an obvious difference between someone killed in combat or crossfire, or a captive being executed or summarily shot down," he said.
Tuesday's was the first to show a captive being burned alive.
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Symroxane, a Symrise "captive", is in the women's fragrance.
His captive was no longer a docile plaything.
Later, the second captive is shown kneeling, head lowered.
The true captive is the audience, freed only when "Freedom" ends.
The British government refused to pay a ransom and the British captive was killed.
The new captive is accused of masterminding two assassination attempts on President Pervez Musharraf in late 2003.
"Captive" is a sober, angry attempt to grapple with the horrors of Argentina's recent history.
"La Captive" is available to stream on Fandor or Fandor on Amazon.
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