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Use "hostages" in a sentence
"BOULDEN: Well, with President Bush using the term hostages, this has changed this slightly."
"Edouard Guillaud, the head of the armed forces in France, said Friday a military intervention to save the hostages is not in the cards at the moment."
"Sill: Having tear gas thrown in your house, from where you are firing on law enforcement or the bank where you are holding hostages is not stressful “through” anyone else."