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hold hostage

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hold someone hostage
to keep someone as a hostage. The terrorists planned to hold everyone hostage in the airplane. My neighbor was held hostage in his own home by a robber.
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Officials in Lancaster were concerned that Leominster, which controls the sewer system, would hold hostage the state grant.
And will Tehran obtain the power to hold hostage not just the leader of the world's greatest power but its people, as well, under the threat of nuclear terrorism, courtesy of Iran-supplied suitcase bombs?
There are enemies of peace that will always try to hold hostage the Palestinian cause and the future of the Palestinian people for their own state," Rice said.
 
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