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abductee
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The two Confederate abductees were Sumner’s old enemies: former senators James Mason of Virginia and John Slidell of Louisiana.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2025 -
Four of the hostages handed over last week were also deceased, with what Hamas said was a mix-up in the identity of one abductee at one point threatening to derail the ceasefire.—
Tovah Lazaroff,
NBC News,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Kidnappee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kidnappee. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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