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This was the first time a triplet Arabian leopard litter was born in captivity in Saudi Arabia.
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
There have been some successful hostage-prisoner swaps, but as of June 22, it is understood that 50 hostages are still in captivity.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 July 2025
Nearly two years later, 50 people remain in captivity in Gaza, but 28 of those people are believed to be dead.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 June 2025
The vast majority of those being released have been in captivity since 2022, according to Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s parliamentary commissioner for human rights.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
There have been some successful hostage-prisoner swaps, but as of June 22, it is understood that 50 hostages are still in captivity.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 July 2025
Nearly two years later, 50 people remain in captivity in Gaza, but 28 of those people are believed to be dead.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 28 June 2025
The vast majority of those being released have been in captivity since 2022, according to Dmytro Lubinets, Ukraine’s parliamentary commissioner for human rights.
—Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 9 June 2025
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“In captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20captivity. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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